When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease. ~Eric Kandel
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment; that is not the Islamic way. ~Naguib Mahfouz
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese 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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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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You would think that Freddy Couples' Nick Price would be the team to beat, but I'll tell you in skins, it's a matter of just hitting it at the right time. ~Fuzzy Zoeller
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ~Korean Proverb
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being. ~Georg C. Lichtenberg
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Men can bear all things except good days. ~Dutch Proverbs
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