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The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ~Chinese Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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You think you are prepared. You think you have done everything you're supposed to, study hard, work hard, keep yourself out of trouble, and then, whoosh! Something arrives out of the blue that you never saw coming. Something you never even imagined. Something that will knock your little world off its axis. Something that will either change your life for the better, or end it forever. Chaos. ~James Michael
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quotistA dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. ~Polish Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else. ~Sarah Lacy
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James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond. ~Ken Follett
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French 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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No wonder, he thought, that the panhandle people were a godly lot, for they lived in sudden, violent atmospheres. Weather kept them humble. ~Annie Proulx
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb
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