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The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ~Albert J. Nock
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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proverbiosMy husband and I go to Il Fico every Friday, and I get the whole-wheat pizza. I won't eat pizza anywhere else! ~Kelly Wearstler
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Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast concerns of an eternal state. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; at fifty chides his infamous delay, pushes his prudent purpose to resolve; in all the magnanimity of thought, resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. ~Edward Young
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The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ~Howard Staunton
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish 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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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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A good laugh and a long sleep are two best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb
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Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring. ~Jane Fonda
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A woman either hates or loves, there is no third course. ~Latin Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~Danish Proverb
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Patience is the only way you can endure the gray periods. ~Teri Hatcher
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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Making a company fit to sell may be the only way to ensure you never need a buyer. ~Margaret Heffernan
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There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me, and we just disagree. ~Dave Mason
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