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Every piece of the puzzle that doesn't fit gets you closer to the answer.
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You'll have a lot more respect for a bird after you try making a nest.
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Nobody notices it when your zipper is up, but everyone notices when it's down.
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It's easier to throw sticks on the campfire than to try to restart it when it goes out.
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If you want to zoom down the expert slope tomorrow, you have to fall down the bunny slope today.
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If you want pancakes for breakfast, offer to help make them.
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Look at the footprints you've made.
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Ten minutes is short if it's a recess and long if it's a punishment.
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It's not enough to be able to spell "magnificence" in your bedroom. You have to be able to spell it at the microphone during the spelling bee.
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If you want to see a shooting star, you might have to spend a lot of nights looking up.
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Whiners usually play alone.
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Before you trade sandwiches, check between the bread.
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Even babies like to grab for things just beyond their reach.
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You can either keep peddling, get off the bike or fall over.
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If you wait until you're really sure, you'll never take off the training wheels.
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Believing in the Tooth Fairy is easier than trying to figure out how else the money gets under your pillow.
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It's easier to knock on a door that's not shut all the way.
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It feels a lot colder when you're shoveling snow than when you're building a snow fort.
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They'll remember you if you're the best reader in class-or if you throw up at lunch.
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Sometimes it's smart to be scared.
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The teacher can always tell when you did your homework on the bus.
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Don't say "The last one there is a rotten egg": unless you're absolutely sure there's a slow kid behind you.
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Flowers and pricker bushes grow out of the same dust.
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It doesn't count if your swing is going the highest if you're getting pushed.
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Every time you swim out to the rock, it gets a little closer.
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Hitting the kid with the ball might get you the ball, but it won't get you anyone to throw it to.
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Don't expect a stranger to wipe your nose.
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The path you're on looks different when you turn around.
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The longer the test the better you feel when it's over.
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You can teach an old dog new tricks with the right kind of doggie treats.
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You don't get to decide your part in the school play, but you do get to decide whether or not you play it well.
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A tiny hole can empty a great big bucket.
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As soon as you understand 2 x 4 you can't believe there was a time when you didn't understand it.
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Getting lost teaches you how to read a map.
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If you keep missing, get closer to the basket.
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It's easier to see the mistake on someone else's paper.
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It's more fun to color outside the lines.
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Nobody can pedal the bike for you.
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Shortcuts aren't always.
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Crawling still gets you there.
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One thing you can't pretend to be is funny.
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If the horse you're drawing looks more like a dog, make it a dog.
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