Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. ~French Proverb
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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I believe that before anything else I'm a human being; just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. ~Henrik Ibsen
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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You are what you "tweet".~ Internet Proverb
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Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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Need teaches a plan. ~Irish Proverb
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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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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If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work. ~Bill Gates
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Human feeling is like the mighty rivers that bless the earth: it does not wait for beauty; it flows with resistless force and brings beauty with it. ~George Eliot
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For mercy has a human heart; pity, a human face; and love, the human form divine, and peace, the human dress. ~William Blake
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