Thousands of climate scientists agree that global warming is not only the most threatening environmental problem but also one of the greatest challenges facing all of humanity. We must demand a separation between oil and state. We can get off oil and slow global warming. ~Leonardo DiCaprio
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~Scottish Proverb
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A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful. ~Judith Martin
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~French Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. ~Norman Vincent Peale
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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