If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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Where there is great doubt, there will be great awakening; small doubt, small awakening, no doubt, no awakening. ~Zen Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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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 ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese 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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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Love can neither be bought or sold, its only price is love. ~English Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it. ~Swedish Proverb
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He that is rich will not be called a fool. ~Spanish Proverb
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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The goal is to keep having fun. Not let that pressure get to me and still be Missy. ~Missy Franklin
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. ~Richard Linklater
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Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. ~Alana Stewart
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I want to take back at least half of the "I love you"s, because I didn't mean them as much as the other ones. ~David Levithan
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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A secret is like a dove, when it leaves the hand, it takes wings. ~Saudi Proverb
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