Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

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

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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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Proverbs

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

German Proverb

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Facts

"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."

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science , either , physics

Proverbs

"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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"Almost" and "About" prevent lying.

French Proverb

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Proverbs

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

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

German Proverb

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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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Proverbs

"But" is a fence over which few leap.

German proverb

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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

Quotes

I am optimistic that we will reach some form of agreement with labour.

Philip Hammond

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I wasn't sure what to expect when I toured with Danny from The Script, but he is so nice.

Tom Walker

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A deception that elevates us is dearer than a host of low truths.

Marina Tsvetaeva

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deception , us , dearer

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Of all the paths [that] lead to a woman's love pity's the straightest.

Francis Beaumont

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paths , lead , love

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Everybody gets frustrated when they lose. But at the end of the day I can control what I do. Whatever team I'm on, let's roll.

Eric Bledsoe

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everybody , gets , frustrated

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Our communication link is still down, we haven't got any information from outside port vila.

Paolo Malatu

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When you have new jeans, you don't like the ones you just wore. It's crazy, but that's fashion.

Renzo Rosso

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new , like , just

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This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

Winston Churchill

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time

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You're trying to make us believe that if spain doesn't have a government... It will be everyone else's fault.

Mariano Rajoy

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trying , make , us , believe , spain

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All junior artistes feel they will become like Amitabh Bachchan or Shah Rukh Khan. That is everyone's dream in the industry.

Suniel Shetty

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junior , feel , will

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Life in thailand is growing more absurd by the day.

John Sifton

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life , thailand , growing , more , absurd

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You subtract Christianity from Huston Smith, and there is no Huston Smith left.

Huston Smith

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I've never seen mud like it in my whole life, in all 46 years, it hasn't been as bad as this.

Michael Eavis

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I love painting.

Heidi Klum

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love

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You do not start by working on society; you start by yourself to be a freer person and a more independent person.

Yasmine Hamdan

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Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

– Benjamin Disraeli –

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