The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun. ~John Desmond Bernal
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I never really thought about becoming a professional musician. ~John Mayall
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~Swedish Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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Christians were regarded as separated from society and therefore destructive of the Greco-Roman way of life. ~Kenneth Scott Latourette
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is. ~Hermann Hesse
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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