He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher. ~Benjamin Whichcote
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The nearer I come to the end of my days, the more I am enabled to see that strange thing, a life, and to see it whole. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Your competitive advantage must be perceivable, promotable, and something the market will pay for. ~Brian Tracy
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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My real heroes have always been sports-writers. ~Dan Jenkins
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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In life, sometimes everything falls into place, and sometimes everything just falls to pieces. The key is to begin creating with these fallen pieces. By improvising, you will create something magical that might be the best thing you have ever accomplished. ~Tori Amos
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People should decide "are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?" I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money; they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet. ~Felix Baumgartner
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly. ~John Spence
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I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ~John Polkinghorne
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds. ~Ojibwe Proverb
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Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverbs
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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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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out. ~Chinese Proverb
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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