There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English 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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No matter who you are, there is always some part of you that wishes you were someone else, and when, for a millisecond, you get that wish, it's a miracle. ~Jodi Picoult
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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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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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter is a daughter the rest of your life. ~Proverb
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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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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He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
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For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices. ~Hannah Arendt
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~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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The world will be balanced when we are balanced. ~Tarthang Tulku
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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