Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. ~Nnamdi Azikiwe
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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In our post 9/11 world, our Nation's military deserves, at least the same access to institutions of higher education that any other major employer might enjoy. ~Mike Rogers
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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There's a lot to be said for not displacing people. ~Barney Frank
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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Fashion is more powerful than any tyrant. ~Latin Proverb
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ~English Proverb
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ~Jewish Proverb
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Ideas for gadgets for the disabled were coming into my head so fast they seemed to be arriving from somewhere outside of me, beamed down by an unremitting force. I had little control over them, or their flow. I would wake up in the middle of the night. A blinding flash of an idea would rouse me from my bed and I'd rush down to my workshop to have a go at it before the inspiration dimmed. ~Trevor Baylis
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Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. ~Leigh Bardugo
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory. ~William Hazlitt
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There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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