Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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The first assumption of an art critic is that the artist meant to paint something else. ~Robert Breault
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary. ~Karl Lagerfeld
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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A healthy man is a successful man. ~French Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African 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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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is. ~Hermann Hesse
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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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What exists is a godly existence, a divine existence. God not as a person but as a presence certainly exists. But to understand that presence, you have to understand your own inner presence first, because it is from there that you can take off, it is from there that you can have the first glimpse of what godliness is. If you have not known yourself you will never know God. ~Rajneesh
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