Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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The people of Chicago are a proud people; and for good reason. ~Jane Byrne
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian 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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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have always been really scared of scary movies just because I live by myself; and then seeing something, then having a big imagination and then like thinking you see it in the middle of the night. So I've never been really into them. ~Ashley Tisdale
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On reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish 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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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. ~Nnamdi Azikiwe
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A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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