The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them. ~Erich Fromm
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Children see things very well sometimes, and idealists even better. ~Lorraine Hansberry
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that, women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. ~Louise Otto-Peters
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If you were to open up a baby's head, and I am not for a moment suggesting that you should; you would find nothing but an enormous drool gland. ~Dave Barry
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains. ~Hobart Brown
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Time gives good advice. ~Proverb
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Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man. ~Tertullian
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It's like there's a moment that happens in baseball, and when it happens, I do everything to concentrate. When you do that, it can be good. ~Miguel Cabrera
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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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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese 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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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger. ~Alexis de Tocqueville
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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A doable goal for me is to finish a marathon under four hours. I'm doing all the training, but the hardest part is eating right. ~Sean Astin
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Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ~Malabar Proverb
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Anger can be an expensive luxury. ~Italian Proverb
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Anger with our friend, rather than constant friendship with our enemy. ~Arabic Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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