Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen 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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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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If you want to be criticized, marry. ~Irish Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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I don't know what life was like 1,000 years ago, but I imagine there was the same struggle; people trying to connect with each other. ~Spike Jonze
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What exists is a godly existence, a divine existence. God not as a person but as a presence certainly exists. But to understand that presence, you have to understand your own inner presence first, because it is from there that you can take off, it is from there that you can have the first glimpse of what godliness is. If you have not known yourself you will never know God. ~Rajneesh
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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There is never any end. There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we have discovered in its pure state. ~John Coltrane
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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