Just as the Atman (Soul) is the reality underlying the conscious powers of an individual, so the Supreme Soul (God) is the eternal quiet underneath the drive and activity of the universe. ~Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
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If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly. ~David Suzuki
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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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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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ~Paulo Coelho
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Intelligence is: the most complex phenomenon in the Universe; or a profoundly simple process. The answer, of course, is both of the above. It's another one of those great dualities that make life interesting. ~Ray Kurzweil
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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I am a big horror fan. I am a genre fan. I like to make these movies. They're my favorite kinds of movies to make. ~Amber Heard
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. ~Pat Benatar
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