There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English 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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Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. ~Elizabeth Hardwick
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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Irony: While we increasingly hold people more responsible if they drink and drive, we hold women less responsible if they drink and have sex. ~Warren Farrell
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. ~English Proverb
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I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music. ~Nick Cave
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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A true warrior, like tea, shows his strength in hot water. ~Chinese Proverb
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. ~Moorish Proverb
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As project chief you are creating a narrative, a story, a good yarn. If you look at the process-journey that way, you and your gang will ... dramatically up the odds of a wow outcome! ~Tom Peters
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb
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