One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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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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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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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 associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home. ~Evelyn Glennie
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The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives. ~English proverb
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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Better late than never. ~English Proverb
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I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another. ~Russell M. Nelson
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People aren't paying to see the Kevin McHale show, they're paying to see the cast of "Glee." ~Kevin McHale
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Was awakened in the night to a strain of music dying away, passing travellers singing. My being was so expanded and infinitely and divinely related for a brief season that I saw how unexhausted, how almost wholly unimproved, was man's capacity for a divine life. When I remembered what a narrow and finite life I should anon awake to! ~Henry David Thoreau
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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