The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained. ~Aaron Burr
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East and West are coming together. Whether in peace or anarchy; they are coming together. There need not be a clash between East and West, between Islam and Europe. ~Orhan Pamuk
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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If, in our world, there is any chance of becoming the person you haven't yet become... will I know how to seize that chance, turn my life into a garden that will be completely different from my forebears'? ~Muriel Barbery
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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Luck is infatuated with the efficient. ~Persian Proverb
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They are not all saints who use holy water. ~English Proverb
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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Hundreds of millions of human beings on our planet increasingly suffer from unemployment, poverty, hunger, and the destruction of their families. ~Hans Kung
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Better ask ten times than go astray once. ~Yiddish Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo 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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America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago. ~Eric Alterman
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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In Mallrats, you pretty much don't see him sell any weed, really. I don't consider him a big dealer. ~Jason Mewes
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I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature. ~Paul Cezanne
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I am horrible at remembering names, embarrassingly bad. ~Sam Trammell
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way. ~Harvey Mackay
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