A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
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A man in love mistakes a pimple for a dimple. ~Japanese Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements, people invited alphabetically, or to pay off debts, are fatal. ~Ward McAllister
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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In Indiana we had a queen we named Alice which lived to the ripe old age of eight years and two months and did excellent work in her seventh year. There can be no doubt about the authenticity of this statement. We sold her to John Chapel of Oakland City, Indiana, and she was the only queen in his yard with wings clipped. This, however is a rare exception. At the time I was experimenting with artificial combs with wooden cells in which the queen laid. ~Jay Smith
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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They said to the wolf, "For what art thou following those poor little sheep?" He replied, "The dust upon which they tread is good for poor little eyes!" ~ Arabic Proverb
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. ~Arabic Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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