The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong. ~Marlene Dietrich
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The most dangerous food a man can eat is a wedding cake. ~American Proverb
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Poverty and anger do not agree. ~Arabic Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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Progress begins with the belief that what is necessary is possible. ~Norman Cousins
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~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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No pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained. ~Chinese Proverb
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. ~Arthur Ashe
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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A woman is essentially a vessel made to be filled. ~Jose Saramago
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well; and just have fun on stage. ~Joan Armatrading
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. ~Chinese Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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I am fortunate in that I am a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with. ~Paul Kane
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