It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin. ~Pope Pius IX
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Lack of resource has hanged many a person. ~Irish Proverb
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To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago. ~Eric Alterman
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I am horrible at remembering names, embarrassingly bad. ~Sam Trammell
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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What flatterers say, try to make true. ~German Proverbs
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. ~Kim Yuna
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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Nakata is empty inside. Do you know what it means to be completely empty? Being empty is like a vacant house. An unlocked, vacant house. Anybody can come in, anytime they want. That is what scares me the most. ~Haruki Murakami
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Need teaches a plan. ~Irish Proverb
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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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Friendship is not how long we have been together; not how much we have given or received; not how many times we have helped each other; it is how we value each other.
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German Proverb
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