More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Great men simplify great principles and make them easily intelligible to ordinary men ~Tunku Abdul Rahman
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If you cannot explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood . ~Richard P. Feynman
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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And old rat is a brave rat. ~French Proverb
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Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ. ~John Calvin
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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I started off writing TV adverts. I saw those as rehearsals for a feature film. ~Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African 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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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite. ~Jorge Luis Borges
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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