To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties. ~Gilbert Newton Lewis
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. ~Jewish Proverb
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Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves. ~John Calvin
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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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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. ~Dutch Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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I was labeled a troublemaker, my mom an unfit mother, and I was not welcome anywhere. ~Ryan White
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others. ~John Wooden
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