Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion. ~Archibald Hill
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The best thing a girl can be is a good wife and mother. It is a girl's highest calling. I hope I am ready. ~Nancy E. Turner
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven. ~Chinese Proverb
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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Middle age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, "Why not?" and the other, "Why bother?" ~Sydney J. Harris
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The term "genre" eventually becomes pejorative because you're referring to something that's so codified and ritualised that it ceases to have the power and meaning it had when it first started. ~Christopher Nolan
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There's no "brothers" when it comes to white people. We are just complete individuals. We don't care about each other. He's not my brother; my brother lives in Ohio; I don't know that guy. ~Bill Burr
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies. ~Antoni Tapies
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb
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Our deepest mature conviction is that finite and infinite interpenetrate, as time and eternity interpenetrate, and our problems must be solved in the light of that conviction. ~Lily Dougall
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder. ~John D. Rockefeller
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