Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English 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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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin 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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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull. ~Brandon Sanderson
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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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I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
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I don't mean to imply that we are in imminent danger of being wiped off the face of the earth; at least, not on account of global warming. But climate change does confront us with profound new realities. We face these new realities as a nation, as members of the world community, as consumers, as producers, and as investors. And unless we do a better job of adjusting to these new realities, we will pay a heavy price. We may not suffer the fate of the dinosaurs. But there will be a toll on our environment and on our economy, and the toll will rise higher with each new generation. ~Eileen Claussen
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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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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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~English Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen 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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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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Appetite comes with eating. ~French Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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He that will have a perfect brother must resign himself to remain brotherless. ~Italian Proverb
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Where life plants you, bloom with grace. ~French Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust. ~Rebecca West
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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