It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand. Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle. ~Heather Brewer
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. ~Irish Proverb
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All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we prefer sight, generally speaking, to all the other senses. The reason of this is that of all the senses sight best helps us to know things, and reveals many distinctions. ~Aristotle
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In the 1970s, British food was beginning to get good, whereas in France it was just starting its long, sad decline. My most memorable meals, however, have been in Italy. ~Sebastian Faulks
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. ~English Proverb
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Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength; not his weaknesses; to place him immediately on the defensive. ~Mark McKinnon
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans. ~Lynda Resnick
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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I started off with a company, InfoSpace, with my own funding. The company was listed among the most successful companies and I went on to start Intelius and Moon Express. Now, I focus my time on using the skills of an entrepreneur to solve many of the grand challenges facing us in the areas of education, healthcare, clean water and energy. ~Naveen Jain
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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. ~German Proverb
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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