As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. ~French Proverbs
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The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to be lofty ethic, and to confer an apparently sacred character upon practices which have come down from more ignorant and barbarous times. ~Bertrand Russell
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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It takes the glory of God to conceal a matter. It takes the honor of the king to seek out for it. ~Tommy Tenney
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I am a believer in discipline; it takes a lot to do well. You need discipline for those little excursions into the chaotic that make life interesting. ~Linda Ronstadt
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to know where he is. ~Max Muller
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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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
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Independence in the end is the fruit of injustice. ~Voltaire
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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
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When fate arrives the physician becomes a fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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You seek problems because you need their gifts. ~Richard Bach
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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