I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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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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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~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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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. ~Chinese Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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My father's family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn't a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude. ~Ice T
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African 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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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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The struggle to maintain peace is immeasurably more difficult than any military operation. ~Anne O'Hare McCormick
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You think you are prepared. You think you have done everything you're supposed to, study hard, work hard, keep yourself out of trouble, and then, whoosh! Something arrives out of the blue that you never saw coming. Something you never even imagined. Something that will knock your little world off its axis. Something that will either change your life for the better, or end it forever. Chaos. ~James Michael
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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In time of test, family is best. ~Burmese Proverb
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I can't imagine what they're planning. But I can tell you two things. We won't like it, and it won't be legal. ~Eoin Colfer
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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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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