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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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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There are two kinds of people; those who are always well and those who are always sick. Most of the evils of the world come from the first sort and most of the achievement from the second. ~Louis Dudek
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The pen is mightier than the sword. ~English Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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You're going to hear a lot from President Obama and yes, from Joe Biden, you're hearing a little bit about Medicare these days. What they will not tell you is they turned Medicare into a piggybank to fund "Obamacare." They took $716 billion dollars to pay for the "Obamacare" program. ~Paul Ryan
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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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Fine feathers make fine birds. ~English Proverb
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. ~Chinese Proverb
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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. ~Chinese 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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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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If there are no endings, there are no beginnings and you see no new lands, so for everything that is lost, there is usually something gained. ~Merle Shain
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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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If we stay aware and acknowledge the great mystery that is this life, we will see that we have been perfectly placed, in exactly the right position, to make all the difference in the world. ~James Redfield
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