Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches. ~Marie Rutkoski
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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A scholar's heart is a dark well in which are buried many aborted feelings that rise to the surface as arguments. ~Natalie Clifford Barney
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Most people have a blank slate and can start from nothing. But for me, I had to break a bad habit that I've been doing all of my life, which is freestyle hip-hop. ~Roshon Fegan
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Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to know where he is. ~Max Muller
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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A good companion shortens the longest road. ~Kurdish Proverb
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In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli. ~Jerome Bruner
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
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There is one catagory of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television commercials for candidates in Presidential elections. ~David Ogilvy
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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
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You must remember the value that you add to others and not just what others have added to you. That's how we build self-worth, which, in my opinion, is just as important as net worth. ~Suze Orman
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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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