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Life, Vulcan proverbs

Proverbs by the fictional race Vulcans from Star Trek. Live long and prosper. Said on many occasions, normally accompanied by salute. Standard reply: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vulcan_proverbs

Courage, John Quincy Adams

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. - John Quincy Adams 용기와 인내는 마법의 부적으로, 그 부적 앞에선 고난은 안 보이게 되고 장해물은 사라지게 된다. - 존 애덤스

War, Napoleon Bonaparte

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit. - Napoleon Bonaparte 세계엔 칼과 정신이라는 2개의 힘 밖에 없다. 그리고 반드시 칼은 정신에게 패배한다. - 나폴레옹 보나파트

Money, Wall Street

A lordly taste makes a beggar's purse; a champagne appetite but a purse for beer. - Wall Street Many a little makes a mickle. 호사를 즐기다간 거지꼴 된다. 샴페인만 찾으면 맥주 살 돈도 안 남는다. - 월가격언 티끌 모아 태산이다.

Spring, Percy Bysshe Shelley

If winter comes, can spring be far behind? - Percy Bysshe Shelley 겨울이 오면 봄도 멀지 않으리. - 퍼시 셸리

Winter, Emily Dickinson

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There's a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons-- That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes-- - Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) 겨울 오후에는 대성당 선율만큼이나 억압적인 무게를 지닌 특정한 빛이 있다. - 에밀리 디킨스

Advice, Walloon proverbs

I vât mi d'esse tot seu qu'és mâle kipagneie. Translation: It is better to be alone than to be in bad company. English equivalent: Better be alone than in bad company. Source for proverb: Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 572. ISBN 0415096243. - Walloon proverbs Walloon is a language spoken in Belgium and France. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walloon_proverbs