It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Was awakened in the night to a strain of music dying away, passing travellers singing. My being was so expanded and infinitely and divinely related for a brief season that I saw how unexhausted, how almost wholly unimproved, was man's capacity for a divine life. When I remembered what a narrow and finite life I should anon awake to! ~Henry David Thoreau
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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It is better to be born a beggar than a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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Education needs to be rethought. Education does not just happen in college, but it also happens in developing skills which will enable people to contribute to our society as a whole. ~Peter Thiel
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ~English Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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I am horrible at remembering names, embarrassingly bad. ~Sam Trammell
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A proverb is to speech what salt is to food. ~Arabic Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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