It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done.

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"Age before beauty," said the devil as he threw his grandmother off' the stairs.

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before , said , devil , he , threw

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"Ahu" are stone platforms on which many moai sit. There are 313 known ahu and 125 of these carry moai. The biggest, Ahu Tongariki is 220 m (720 ft), and had the most (15) and tallest moai.

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stone , platforms , which

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"All freight lightens," said the skipper, when he threw his wife overboard.

German Proverb

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freight , said , he , threw , his

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"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."

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science , either , physics

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"Almost a hit," said the boy as he threw the stone at his dog and hit his stepmother's leg.

Danish Proverb

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said , boy , he , threw , stone

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"Almost" and "About" prevent lying.

French Proverb

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prevent

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"Almost" never killed a fly.

English Proverb

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never , fly

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"An egg is an egg," said the beadle, but he took the goose-egg.

German Proverb

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egg , said , he , took

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"Android" is gender specific.

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gender

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"Ascension Thursday" is 40 days after Easter and is when Christ was said to have ascended to heaven.

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facts

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"Away with you, be a peddlar, a knave," says the hangman to his man.

German Proverb

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hangman , his

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"Bad company," said the thief, as he went to the gallows between the hangman and a monk.

Dutch Proverb

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said , he , between , hangman

Proverbs

"But" is a fence over which few leap.

German proverb

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fence , over , which , few

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"Come and I'll tell you something," tickles the ear.

African Proverb

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tell , you

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"Come see me" and "Come live with me" are two different things.

Virgin Islander Proverb

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see , live , two , different

Facts

Zoologists have a love of animals and those who work in the field are usually physically fit.

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love , animals , those

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Zoologists can also be involved in conservation, protecting endangered animals and their habitats.

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also , involved , protecting

Quotes

Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.

Ben Stiller

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more , own

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Zooey Deschanel loves music, loves musical theater, loves the show of it.

Jake Johnson

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loves , musical

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Zoo animals are ambassadors for their cousins in the wild.

Jack Hanna

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zoo , animals , cousins

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Zoo An excellent place to study the habits of human beings.

Evan Esar

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zoo , excellent , place

Quotes

Zombies, what are you going to do with them? Just keep chopping them up, shooting at them, shooting at them.

Martin Scorsese

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going , just , keep

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Zombies, mummies - they're disgusting and gross. You don't want to make out with a mummy. At least, I don't.

Catherine Hardwicke

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disgusting , want , make

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Zombies to me don't represent anything in particular. They are a global disaster that people don't know how to deal with.

George A. Romero

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zombies , me , represent

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Zombies sort of typify this ambiguity, that they're not dead and not alive.

Jeff Baena

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zombies , sort , dead

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Zombies have always had a lot of built-in social commentary.

Jonathan Levine

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zombies , always , had

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Zombies cannot run.

George A. Romero

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zombies , cannot

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Zombies are my ticket to ride! It's how I get a deal! I don't care what they are. I don't care where they came from.

George A. Romero

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zombies , ticket , how

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Zombies are kind of a perennial.

Ruben Fleischer

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zombies , kind

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Zombies are eternal. They're like dinosaurs.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

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zombies , like

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done.

– Samuel Smiles –

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