If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint. ~Danish Proverb
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu Proverb
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Whatever you choose you will repent because the other will remain and haunt you. If one needs absolute freedom then choiceless awareness is the only thing. ~Rajneesh
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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I feel very strongly that the Democratic Party has, in the past, been the party of the future. I think when you look at Social Security and Medicare, when you look at the civil rights movement, the women's movement, I think the Democratic Party has always been in the forefront of change. ~Richard Lamm
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? ~Oriana Fallaci
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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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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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A watched pot never boils. ~English Proverb
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Epigrams succeed where epics fail. ~Persian Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you do not wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. ~Senegalese Proverb
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain. ~Chinese Proverb
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The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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