It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese 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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It is not enough to run, one must start in time. ~French Proverb
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Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen 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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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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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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You're a product just as much. A product of a product. The people who design cars, they're products, your teachers, products. The minister in your church, another product. ~Chuck Palahniuk
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Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone. ~Chinese Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it. ~Franco Nero
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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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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do. ~Anthony Trollope
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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