The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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Working 14 hours a day until you're 55 and missing your kids growing up is not what I would consider a recipe for happiness. ~Robert Harris
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. ~English Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
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I have been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the no-fly zone. ~Philippe Perrin
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ~Theodor Reik
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
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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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