All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~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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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese 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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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. ~Jon Krakauer
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at. ~Welsh Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
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No matter how beautiful the theory, one irritating fact can dismiss the entire formulism, so it has to be proven. ~Michio Kaku
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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Virtue is its own reward. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
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Two wrongs don't make a right. ~English Proverb
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