The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches. ~Marie Rutkoski
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In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn't want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants to simplify and put up a picket fence. ~Gary Ross
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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. ~English Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans. ~Lynda Resnick
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Before you begin on the journey of revenge, dig two graves. ~Proverb
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Beware of a silent dog and still water. ~German 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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Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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I am "too fiery," yet I wish to be seen as I am and I would lose all rather than soften away anything. ~Margaret Fuller
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All that is transitory is but a metaphor. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~Swedish Proverb
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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