One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches. ~Marie Rutkoski
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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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Death closes all doors. ~English Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God. ~Lionel Hampton
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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A short visit is best and that not too often. ~Irish Proverb
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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I don't debate with liars. ~Evo Morales
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One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the bark. ~Chinese Proverb
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship. ~Sallust
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Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arabic Proverb
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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Regard Heaven as your father, Earth as your mother and all things as your brothers and sisters. ~Native American Proverb
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Are you the welcoming committee? Or has Jeremy finally chained you up to the front gate where you belong?" "I missed you too. ~Kelley Armstrong
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