As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. ~Gautama Buddha
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A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb
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A friend's eye is a good mirror. ~Irish Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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A hedge between keeps friendship green. ~French Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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Two heads are better than one. ~English Proverb
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Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope. ~Turkish Proverb
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Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God. ~Lionel Hampton
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Verse comedy is interesting to me because of the challenge of writing in rhymed couplets, which is not a form that's usually amenable to English, yet to me it gives great possibility for comedy. ~David Ives
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Don’t quote your proverb till you bring your ship into port. ~Gaelic Proverb
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Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?" ~Brian Tracy
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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We need ghost stories because we, in fact, are the ghosts. ~Stephen King
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The inspector ate only two of my tiny sandwiches: the first because he had'nt expected it to taste so awful; the second, I think, because he'd thought surely the first must have been a mistake. ~Karen Marie Moning
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way. ~Billy Childish
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald. ~Chinese Proverb
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Who gives not thanks to men, gives not thanks to God. ~Arabic Proverb
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My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda. ~Rick Derringer
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There is no shop, book, or person, that gives you confidence; it comes through reconnecting with your true authentic self. ~Ralph Smart
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Death is just life's next big adventure. ~J. K. Rowling
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