The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does. ~Cassandra Clare
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Eat little, sleep sound. ~Iranian Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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When a man mentally undresses a woman it's merely sex; but when a woman mentally dresses a man he's in dire danger of matrimony. ~Helen Nielsen
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I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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It takes no effort to be ordinary. Ordinary is not even a challenge. You can do nothing and be ordinary. ~Bernard Hopkins
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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. ~Abraham Lincoln
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Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite. ~David Coleman
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I want you to really be able to grasp the wonder of it, the marvel of it, the size of it and really be able to get a good conception of its magnificence and it tremendous colossal gigantic stupendous size and beauty and splendour! ~David Berg
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But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought of freedom, in that hope itself possess. All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength. The scorn of danger, and united hearts. The surest presage of the good they seek. ~William Cowper
#quotes #william-cowper #liberty

It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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You seek problems because you need their gifts. ~Richard Bach
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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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I didn't want to be anyone else. ~Gordon Waller
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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God will never reject you. Whether you accept Him is your decision. ~Charles Stanley
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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