Diffidence, Dutch proverb

Acht is meer dan duizend.

Idiomatic translation: Diffidence is the right eye of prudence.
Meaning: When forming a belief be doubtful; no one is always right after all.

- Dutch proverb

Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 701. ISBN 0415096243.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dutch_proverbs

Two, Natalia Boa Vista

Natalia: I'm late!
Eric: For what?!
Natalia: I'm late!
Eric: What we gonna do?
Natalia: [laughs]
Eric: WHAT?
Natalia: It's just nice. You said 'we'.
Eric: It takes two to tango.

- CSI: Miami, Skeletons (4.15)

Cooperation, Western Proverb

It takes two to tango.

- Western Proverb

A common idiomatic expression which suggests something in which more than one person or other entity are paired in an inextricably-related and active manner, occasionally with negative connotations.

The phrase originated in a song, Takes Two to Tango, which was written and composed in 1952 by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning. The lyrics and melody were popularized by singer Pearl Bailey's 1952 recording.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takes_two_to_tango_(idiom)

Genius, Chinese Proverb

敎養重於家世

- 中國俗談

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

- Chinese Proverb

Education, Wilson Mizner

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.

- Wilson Mizner (1876-1933)

Investor, Jesse Livermore

All through time, people have basically acted and reacted the same way in the market as a result of: greed, fear, ignorance, and hope. That is why the numerical formations and patterns recur on a constant basis.

— Jesse Livermore (1877-1940), How To Trade In Stocks (1940)

Spring, George Santayana

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

- George Santayana (1863-1952)

Advice, Book of Proverbs

Face a bear robbed of her cubs, but never fools in their folly!

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 12

[17:12] Humorous hyperbole. An outraged dangerous beast poses less danger than a fool.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Doctor, Chilean Proverb

God cures, and the doctor gets paid.

- Chilean Proverb

Rich,Your Highness (2011)

Belladonna: Look at yourself. Why would anyone ever want to be with you?
Leezar: Hm, I'm not sure really. Oh yeah, perhaps because I'm rich, I live in a castle and I can do magic.

- Your Highness (2011)

Family, Chinese Proverb

It is not a father's anger but his silence that a son dreads.

- Chinese Proverb

Happiness, Rita Mae Brown

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

- Rita Mae Brown (1944- )

Speculation, Wall Street

The game of speculation is the most uniformly fascination game in the world.

- Wall Street

Human routinely exchange large amounts of money for excitement.

Speculation, Jesse Livermore

The game of speculation is the most uniformly fascinating game in the world. But it is not a game for the stupid, the mentally lazy, the person of inferior emotional balance, or the get-rich-quick adventurer. They will die poor.

- Jesse Livermore (1877-1940), How To Trade In Stocks

May, Helen Hunt Jackson

O month when they who love must love and wed.

- Helen Hunt Jackson, Verses, May.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/May

Advice, Book of Proverbs

The wicked pursue only rebellion, and a merciless messenger is sent against them.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 11

[17:11] The irony is that such people will meet up with what they so energetically pursue—in the form of an unrelenting emissary sent to them.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Takeshima, Norio Kuboi

We confirmed that South Korean residents are living on Takeshima, and that the islets are being guarded. It is clear that South Korea is in a position of being able to claim sovereignty over the islets.

- Norio Kuboi, a professor at Momoyama Gakuin University (also known as St. Andrew’s University) on May 24, 2013.

Attraction, Rachel Nichols as Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

Ripcord: Look, I think you and me got off on the wrong foot. See, I'm attracted to you. And you, you're attracted to me. And him, the damn Zen master, he creeps me out. What I'm trying to say is...
Scarlett: We're attracted to each other.
Ripcord: Thank you!
Scarlett: That's what you're saying. It's not what I'm saying.
Ripcord: It's not. So, what are you saying?
Scarlett: Attraction is an emotion. Emotions are not based on science. And if you can't quantify or prove that something exists, well, then in my mind, it doesn't.
Ripcord: Okay. I'll get back to you on that one.

- Rachel Nichols as Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/G.I._Joe:_The_Rise_of_Cobra

Friend, Chinese Proverb

Keep company with good men and good men you'll learn to be.

- Chinese Proverb

Life, Diane Frolov

Life is a risk.

- Diane Frolov

Investor, Wall Street

There are really no more brilliant investors than brilliant lawyer or top-flight surgeons.

- Wall Street

Great undertakings require great preparation.

Spring, Diane Frolov

Listen, can you hear it? Spring's sweet cantata. The strains of grass pushing through the snow. The song of buds swelling on the vine. The tender timpani of a baby robin's heart. Spring.

- Diane Frolov

Advice, Book of Proverbs

A single reprimand does more for a discerning person than a hundred lashes for a fool.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 10

[17:10] A wonderful comment on the openness and sensitivity of the wise and the foolish. One type learns from a single word and for the other one hundred blows are not enough.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Advice, Chilean Proverb,

Ambition spills the sack.

- Chilean Proverb

Wisdom, Chinese Proverb

A good rat will not injure the grain near its own hole.

- Chinese Proverb

Life, NOWgNOY

Life is more beautiful than you thought.

- NOWgNOY

... if you do not give up.

http://nowgnoy3.blogspot.kr/2013/05/life-is-more-beautiful-than.html
http://nowgnoy.blog.me/100188312227

Investment, Wall Street

Leave short selling to experienced professionals.

- Wall Street

Novelty always appears handsome.

May, Love

He has a very hard heart that does not love in May.

- French Proverb

Advice, Book of Proverbs

Whoever overlooks an offense fosters friendship, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 9

[17:9] A paradox. One finds (love, friend) by concealing (an offense), one loses (a friend) by revealing (a secret). In 10:12 love also covers over a multitude of offenses.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17

Dokdo, Norio Kuboi

Dokdo is Korean territory. The Japanese government needs to recognize the fact that it forcefully seized Dokdo, or Takeshima during the Russo-Japanese War between 1904 and 1905.

- Norio Kuboi, a professor at Momoyama Gakuin University (also known as St. Andrew’s University) on May 21, 2013.

Picture, Lily Collins as Karen Murphy from Abduction (2011)

Nathan, I've got something you need to see. (Karen to Nathan after finding Nathan's baby picture in the internet.)

- Lily Collins as Karen Murphy from Abduction (2011)

Husbands·Wives, Al Bundy

Once a boy becomes a man, he's a man all his life, but a woman is only sexy until she becomes your wife.

- Al Bundy, character on "Married with Children," U.S. television show

Advice, Chinese Proverb

清楚自己的无知是知识最好的部分。

- 中國俗談

To know one's ignorance is the best part of knowledge.

- Chinese Proverb