If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
#quotes #silouan-the-athonite #christianity

Piano keys jangled as he got to his feet. "Our own Sleeping Beauty. Who finally kissed you awake?" "Nobody. I woke up on my own." "Was there anyone with you? ~Cassandra Clare
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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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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size. ~Kurdish Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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One of my lungs is half gone, and the other half, because I smoked for years, has a lesion. So I can't swim anymore and had the swimming pool covered over. Now it's what I call the dance pavilion, and so I and my friends sit out and put music on and watch people dance. ~Maya Angelou
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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Friendship is not how long we have been together; not how much we have given or received; not how many times we have helped each other; it is how we value each other.
#friendship #relationship #love

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ~English Proverb
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The invitation to Miss Myra St. Claire's bobbing party spent the morning in his coat pocket, where it had an intense physical affair with a dusty piece of peanut brittle. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching. ~Steve Waugh
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish 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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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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A cat is a tiger that is fed by hand. ~Proverb
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A friend is known when needed. ~Saudi Proverb
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Repression, however, is not the most obvious characteristic of the sea; the sea is a collector, quick to return a rapacious look. ~Marianne Moore
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success; such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ~Nikola Tesla
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Ring out the false, ring in the true. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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