Wanting to see is a weakness.

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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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"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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Proverbs

"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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Proverbs

"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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Proverbs

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

African Proverb

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Proverbs

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

Virgin Islander Proverb

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see , live , two , different

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I've always been into powder, that's what I like riding, and now you've got to go farther to get it.

Craig Kelly

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always , been , like

Quotes

Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky.

Boris Yeltsin

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Quotes

I am a man in a hurry.

N. R. Narayana Murthy

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I was from somewhere else. Then all of a sudden I was here, in New York. With one suitcase.

Sonny Mehta

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somewhere , then , sudden

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Slow down, everyone. You're moving too fast.

Jack Johnson

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slow , moving , too

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If you've got a bazooka, and people know you've got it, you may not have to take it out.

Henry Paulson

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got , people , know

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The most powerful weapon in the world, as far as I'm concerned, is the camera.

Paul Watson

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most , powerful , weapon

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I am not because of my father, and my son Ranbir Kapoor is not because of me.

Rishi Kapoor

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because , son

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I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'

Will Rogers

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bet , after , seeing

Quotes

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.

Jane Austen

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Quotes

It's amazing how small business owners figure out how to stretch a dollar as far as they possibly can.

Marc Veasey

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amazing , how , small

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Fat is your friend. The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet.

David Perlmutter

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fat , your , brain

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I don't think telly actors are inferior to Bollywood stars in any way.

Sonali Bendre

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think , telly , inferior

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Microsoft's first major deal was with IBM for their new computer's operating system in 1980 which the company named PC DOS, the deal was a whopping $50,000.

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The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

John Berger

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past , grows , gradually , around , like

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