There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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"Feminist comedy," practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. ~Grace Slick
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Here's the thing, for me at least: this is a huge genre now. It wasn't always so. Not so many years ago, it wasn't so. There is a tremendous diversity in fantasy today. ~R. A. Salvatore
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen 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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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at. ~Welsh Proverb
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Grade school was perilous. I can see how I must have worried them. I was the kind of kid who, for no apparent reason, wept piteously or threw up on myself. On an especially scary day, I sometimes did both. ~Sue Grafton
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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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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