Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them. ~Logan Pearsall Smith
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No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin. ~Richard Owen
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen 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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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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The best thing a girl can be is a good wife and mother. It is a girl's highest calling. I hope I am ready. ~Nancy E. Turner
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy? ~Joichi Ito
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French Proverb
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We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation... but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America. ~Barbara Jordan
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I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them. ~Helen Mirren
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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No doctor is better than three. ~German Proverb
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ~Irish Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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