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    • Abu Dhabi University (ADU)
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    • After Seventeen Years
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    • (4) Po nuk e pate të ligën brënda, s'të vjen nga jashtë. If you do not have malice inside, it will not come from outside. Po nuk qau fëmija, nuk i jep nëna sisë. --South If a child does not cry, his mother wil...
    • William Herschel
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    • Vittore
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    • Claude Monet
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    • Booker T. Washington
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    • My Friend Luke
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    • Louisa May Alcott
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    • Ken Kesey
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    • Al al-Bayt University
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    • Edmond Halley
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    • Aron Nimzowitsch
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    • (2) Gjithsecili në punën e tij është zot. Each person at his job is a god. Gjykon puna, s'gjykon guna. You tell by the work, not by the [clothes]. Hekuri sa punohet, aq zbukurohet. The more worked th...
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    • Johann (III) Bernoulli
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    • James Naismith
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    • National University of Uzbekistan
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    • Believe first
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    • 365: Your Date with History
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    • Imam Hasan (as), a brief look into his Life
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    • Thomas Midgley
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    • George Bernard Shaw
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    • Albanian proverbs (1)
    • (1) Ai që ndërton me djersë, mbron me gjak. Who builds with sweat, defends with blood. Ai që përton sot, pendohet mot. Who is lazy today, regrets it later. Ai që s'ka zemër, s'ka as thembër. Who has ...