If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen 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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Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die. ~Irish Proverb
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. ~Indian Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
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The family is the first economy. If the family breaks down, well, government gets bigger because of the consequences of family breakdown. We see in the neighborhoods where there are no marriages and there are no two-parent families. ~Rick Santorum
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. ~Chinese Proverb
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Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work. ~Hanneli Mustaparta
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Always leave a little room for a mistake. ~Chinese Proverb
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I realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me. ~John Hodgman
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Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~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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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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