The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash. ~Amelia Earhart
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As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else. ~Sarah Lacy
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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Whenever armed forces are used, the idea of combat must be present. The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained, the whole object of his sleeping, eating, drinking, and marching is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time. ~Carl von Clausewitz
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~Will Durant
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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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Children suck the mother when they are young and the father when they are old. ~English Proverb.
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Under the shadow of swords, any plan is good. ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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