Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. ~Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. ~Japanese Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too much in the texts which they nevertheless claim to be inaccessible. ~Jacques Derrida
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy. ~William Falconer
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed. ~William Faulkner
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb
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