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I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone. - Bill Cosby

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. ~Eric Fromm

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought; our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. - Samuel Johnson.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot. - D. H. Lawrence

If we let our friends become cold and selfish and exacting without a remonstrance, we are no true lover, no true friend. - Harriet Beecher Stowe

I have just created a gadget for learning Korean named English Korean Proverb.
Here's its screenshot:

You can add it in your iGoogle pages or in your blog at this address: tinyurl.com/EnKoProverb
A proverb is written in Korean and English will be shown every day in the gadget but you can learn a new one by clicking the New Proverb link.
Hope you enjoy it and improve your Korean language skills soon.

A: Your dress looks good on you.
B: Thank you. It's very nice of you to say so.
A: Where did you get it?
B: My gift on my birthday.

A: That blouse goes well with your slack suit.
B: Thank you. I had a difficult time finding one to match the suit.

A: That tie looks great on you.
B: Thank you

Without friendship and the openness and trust that go with it, skills are barren and knowledge may become an unguided missile. - Frank H.T. Rhodes

You know what? She will get married to John.
ねえ知ってる？彼女、ジョンと結婚するんだって。

A: How many employees showed up at the meeting today?
B: I can give you a ball park figure but I don't have the exact number.

A: Can you give me a ball park figure?
B: I'd say around 5,000$.
A: That sounds good.

A: How much did you pay for your new laptop?
B: Actually, I don't remember since my wife bought it for me on my birthday.
A: Can you give me a ball park figure?
B: Roughly, I would say around 1,200$.

Love is what makes a crowd disappear when you're with someone - Elvis Presley

Rượu vào, lời ra
Drunkness reveals what soberness conceals.

わたしの会社では仕事の成果に基づいて昇進が決定される。
Promotions at my company are made on the basis of one's results.

The very best thing is good talk, and the thing that helps it most is friendship. - Henry Van Dyke

A: Did you play soccer yesterday?
B: Yes, and now I ache all over.
A: Do you play soccer regularly?
B: Yes, every week. I want to keep in shape.

A: What's wrong with you?
B: I don't know exactly. I ache all over.

A: I haven't been feeling well recently.
B: What's the matter? Do you ache all over?
A: No, just backache.
B: Where does it hurt?

It may be more important to have at least one person with whom we can share open and honest thoughts and feelings than it is to have a whole network of more superficial relationships - Dr. Blair Justice

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. - George Eliot.

最近地震多いなー.
There're a lot of earthquakes recently.

A: It's time to have lunch. I think we should get something to eat.
B: Are you hungry?
A: Yes, I can eat a horse.
B: There's a new restaurant near here.
A: Is the food very hot?
B: It's kind of hot, but it's very tasty.
A: Let's go. My mouth is watering.

A: We have some chocolate cake for dessert.
B: Great! My mouth is watering.

Friends can never be family, but some of the things you go through can make you even closer. - Elvis Presley

Many things cause pain which would cause pleasure if you regarded their advantages. - Baltasar Gracian

A: Who do you think is the richest man in the world?
B: Off the top my head, I would say Bill Gate.

A: I don't think you planned your presentation very well.
B: No, I was speaking off the top of my head

A: What's the largest country in the world?
B: China, off the top of my head.

Read. Not just what you have to read for class or work, but to learn from the wisdom and joys and mistakes of others. No time is ever wasted if you have a book along as a companion. - Marian Wright Edelman

The motto should be: forgive one another; rather understand one another. - Emma Goldman

A: Are you going to get a raise?
B: No, my chances are slim.

A: How about your examination?
B: Not very good
A: Do you think you'll get into the university.
B: I'm not sure. My chances would be better if I had better grades.

A: What are your chances of getting a vacation?
B: I don't have a chance. There's too much work.

Only what you have not given can be lacking in any situation. - Marianne Williamson