It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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proverbiosThe ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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The Korean economic miracle was the result of a clever and pragmatic mixture of market incentives and state direction. ~Ha-Joon Chang
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quotistDrinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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Right, and the definition of basic stupidity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. I am not stupid. I didn't say to keep doing it. Move forward with purpose. Examine what went wrong and correct that one mistake. ~Sherrilyn Kenyon
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He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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randomHe who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican. ~Elton John
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result. ~Lyle Lovett
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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I have a folder of scraps and pieces of paper with stuff, ideas for songs from the last 25 years; just little things, maybe early songs that I finished, but didn't think they were good enough. ~Lucinda Williams
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But the truth was, I didn't know there was another kind of world, the inner world, that was just as interesting, if not more relevant, than what was going on in the outside world. ~Stephen LaBerge
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In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored. ~Stanley B. Prusiner
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Where there is great doubt, there will be great awakening; small doubt, small awakening, no doubt, no awakening. ~Zen Proverb
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