Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. ~Chinese Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen 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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Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well; and just have fun on stage. ~Joan Armatrading
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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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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~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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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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Trying to use the power of yoga to improve your life, this is a terrible mistake. Because all you are doing is binding yourself more. You're putting more of your attention into the transient world. ~Frederick Lenz
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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Promise little and do much. ~Hebrew Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ~Irish Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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