Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Judge me if you want to. And as a matter of fact, it won't even count, 'cause the only person who can judge is God. ~Kelly Rowland
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
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Last ship, best ship. ~English Proverb
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Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind. ~Max Eastman
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The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at. ~Welsh Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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Right, and the definition of basic stupidity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. I am not stupid. I didn't say to keep doing it. Move forward with purpose. Examine what went wrong and correct that one mistake. ~Sherrilyn Kenyon
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~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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Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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God delays but doesn't forget. ~Spanish proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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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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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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Where there is great doubt, there will be great awakening; small doubt, small awakening, no doubt, no awakening. ~Zen Proverb
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