Nature, Chinese Proverb

If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come.

- Chinese Proverb

Winter, Willa Cather

Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen.

- Willa Cather (1873-1947)

Work, Albanian Proverb

Kur s'ke punë luaj derën.
Translation: When you have nothing to do, rattle the door.

- Albanian proverb

Meaning: If you are bored, start doing some work.

Kostallari, Gjuhësisëdhe i Letërsisë(Akademia e Shkencave e RPS tëShqipërisë) (1981). Fjalor i gjuhës sësotme shqipe. Rilindja. p. 1570.

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Fortune, Ndebele Proverb

Amajodo awela abangelambiza.
Translation: Fortune favours the foolish.

- Ndebele proverb

As quoted in Rev. J.N. Pelling, A Practial Ndebele Dictionary, Longman Zimbabwe, Harare (1994), p. 150.

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Happiness, Chinese Proverb

If you want happiness for an hour? take a nap. If you want happiness for a day? Go fishing. If you want happiness for a year? Inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime? Help someone else.

- Chinese Proverb

Time, Western Proverb

Time is money.

- Western Proverb

Newport Beach, CA

Newport Beach, CA

Description	English: Jogging on the surfline with dog in tow. taken in Newport Beach, CA.
Date	03/05/2010
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Author	Catatonique
Camera location	34° 02′ 20.93″ N, 118° 33′ 27.93″ W
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World landmarks blue icons - Statue of Liberty

World landmarks blue icons - Statue of Liberty

Description	English: Free vector graphics of world landmarks - Statue of Liberty.
Date	11 January 2014
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Canton, Chinese proverb

Everything new originates in Canton(廣東).

- Chinese proverb

Tomorrow, African Proverb

Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.

- West African proverb

Prospectus, Goldman (2011). Baseball Prospectus 2011. John Wiley and Sons. p. 496. ISBN 0470622067.

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Glass Beach (Fort Bragg, California)

Glass Beach (Fort Bragg, California)

Description	English: Tourists taking photos of the en:King tide at Glass Beach in en:Fort Bragg, California. The Pacific Ocean is to the left of image.
Date	4 January 2014
Source	Wikimedia Commons
Author	Ellin Beltz
Camera location	39° 27′ 09.68″ N, 123° 48′ 48.6″ W
Permission	Public Domain
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Flag of Armenia (아르메니아)

Flag of Armenia (아르메니아)

Description	Flag of Armenia 아르메니아
Date	.
Source	Wikimedia Commons
Author	SKopp
Capital and largest city	Yerevan (예레반) 40°11′N 44°31′E
ISO 3166 code	AM
ISO 3166 Alpha-3 code	ARM
ISO 3166 Numeric code	051
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Sun, African Proverb

The sun is the king of torches.

- West African proverb

West African proverb, quoted in Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages : Classified Subjectively and Arranged Alphabetically (1887) by Robert Christy, p. 322

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Japan, Hua Chunying (華春瑩)

Abe's visit to the shrine has already attracted the Chinese people's ire and denunciation. How can a person who is not willing to face up to their own history, to facts, win the trust of the international community or cause people to believe he has a role to play in maintaining regional and global peace and stability?

- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying (Dec 27, 2013)

Japan, Catherine Ashton

Abe's visit to the shrine was not conducive to lowering tensions in the region or to improving relations with Japan's neighbors.

- EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (Dec 27, 2013)

Courage, Chinese Proverb

Only the brave deserve the fair.

- Chinese Proverb

However, only the rich, fat and cowardly merchants can afford the same.