A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish 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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God heals, and the physician takes the fee. ~French Proverb
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ~English Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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"Perfect justice rules the world" for the Powers that are superior to us know the whole life of the Soul and all its' former lives. ~Iamblichus
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He who cooks a bad thing, eats of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight. ~Bobby Rahal
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! ~Gisele Bundchen
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I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the rules, but it's mostly because we don't know what the rules are. It's easy for us to go to certain places, so I'm not surprised that a lot of people were amused by my songwriting style. ~Frank Black
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We have been playing to a 70-30 black to white audience. And we are just doing what should come next, trying to attract a larger house, trying to reach an audience that's half black and white. ~Valerie Simpson
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We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see. ~George Berkeley
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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