Never speak ill of the dead. ~English Proverb
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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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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead. ~V. S. Naipaul
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A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb
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A thousand men can't undress a naked man. ~Greek Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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You can trust the promise of this opening. Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning. That is at one with your life's desire. ~John O'Donohue
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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Most modern Indians don't stick to their caste jobs any more. There is more inter-caste marriage, more fluidity, more freedom than ever before. But the outcastes are usually still outcastes, because they are still the ones who tan India's animals, burn its dead, and remove its excrement. ~Rose George
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ~George Herbert
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