A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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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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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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We can't afford as a nation; not because of money but because of our social fabric; to have large numbers of people who are not working. ~Donna Shalala
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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Easy come, easy go. ~English Proverb
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In culture after culture, people believe that the soul lives on after death, that rituals can change the physical world and divine the truth, and that illness and misfortune are caused and alleviated by spirits, ghosts, saints; and gods. ~Steven Pinker
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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Do not ask God to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet. ~English Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives. ~English proverb
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Better give a penny then lend twenty. ~Italian Proverb
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The key to community is the acceptance, in fact the celebration of our individual and cultural differences. It is also the key to world peace. ~M. Scott Peck
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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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I have no pity! I have no pity! The more worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails! It is a moral teething, and I grind with greater energy, in proportion to the increase of pain. ~Emily Bronte
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Pain is a message, and you can choose to ignore that message. ~James Patterson
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Nobody is healthy in London, nobody can be. ~Jane Austen
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If you are serious about American culture and you are serious about Afro-American culture, you are in a lot of pain. You are not; you are not smiling about it. ~Wynton Marsalis
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A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful. ~Judith Martin
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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