Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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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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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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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 bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible. ~Abraham Lincoln
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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Oh, and I suppose the apples ate the cheese. ~Suzanne Collins
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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