Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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I think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again. ~Mara Wilson
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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The eye never forgets what the heart has seen. ~African Proverb
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow. ~Barry Sheene
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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In our post 9/11 world, our Nation's military deserves, at least the same access to institutions of higher education that any other major employer might enjoy. ~Mike Rogers
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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