He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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Piano keys jangled as he got to his feet. "Our own Sleeping Beauty. Who finally kissed you awake?" "Nobody. I woke up on my own." "Was there anyone with you? ~Cassandra Clare
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No one can become really educated without having pursued some study in which he took no interest, for it is a part of education to learn to interest ourselves in subjects for which we have no aptitude. ~T. S. Eliot
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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In our desire to please everyone, it's very easy to end up being invisible or mediocre. ~Seth Godin
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Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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Independence in the end is the fruit of injustice. ~Voltaire
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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You think you are prepared. You think you have done everything you're supposed to, study hard, work hard, keep yourself out of trouble, and then, whoosh! Something arrives out of the blue that you never saw coming. Something you never even imagined. Something that will knock your little world off its axis. Something that will either change your life for the better, or end it forever. Chaos. ~James Michael
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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Cyberbullying is an issue that affects all of us and demands that Canadians work together to put an end to it. This national public awareness campaign is an important step in protecting our children online. Along with our government's introduction of Bill C-13, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, we are taking clear action to tackle cyberbullying. ~Peter MacKay
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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They were close to the end of the beginning... ~Stephen King
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It is the end of art to inoculate men with the love of nature. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people's money versus people being compassionate with their own money. ~Michele Bachmann
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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