To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French Proverb
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When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to not arm people to repress. ~Jean Bertrand Aristide
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I'm a little concerned I'm always going to be playing a black guy, you know what I'm saying? ~Dule Hill
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I definitely have two Olympics in me; I don't know about three Olympics. ~Gracie Gold
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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Luck never gives; it only lends. ~Swedish Proverb
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Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ~George Bernard Shaw
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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Truth becomes disagreeable to the fool only. ~Arabic Proverb
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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A half doctor near is better than a whole one far away. ~German Proverb
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish Proverb
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I'm not married, and I don't have any kids, so sometimes I envy that end of things when I see a family vacation or people at the beach with their kids or at sporting events with their kids; you wonder, "Is that a part of your life that you want to go into?" ~Kevin Connolly
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No doctor is better than three. ~German Proverb
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