From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic 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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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese Proverb
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The main courtyard was filled with warriors, mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their skin was blue, which I'd never known before. Some were tending the wounded. Some were sharpening spears and swords. One passed us, swimming in a hurry. His eyes were bright green, like that stuff they put in glo-sticks, and his teeth were shark teeth. They don't show you stuff like that in "The Little Mermaid. ~Rick Riordan
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~Hindu Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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Physically he was the connoisseur's connoisseur. He was a giant panda, Santa Claus and the Jolly Green Giant rolled into one. On him, a lean and slender physique would have looked like very bad casting. ~Craig Claiborne
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree. ~Polish Proverb
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I'm a little concerned I'm always going to be playing a black guy, you know what I'm saying? ~Dule Hill
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We should constantly be aspiring to reach higher and higher and higher. We should never be comfortable where we are. ~Lauryn Hill
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, "Who's that?" But this got me started in acting. ~James Stewart
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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