If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the Kingdom of Heaven. But the path of one who tells everything leads directly to the Kingdom of Heaven. ~Silouan the Athonite
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I really hate airport queues. I almost feel they should have cattle prods to hurry us up down the aisles. You can't even complain because they might stop you getting on to the flight. ~Len Goodman
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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God sells knowledge for labor, honor for risk. ~Arabic Proverb
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. ~French 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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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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The present can try to bury the past, an operation that is most atrocious when it is most successful. ~Mary McCarthy
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German 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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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. ~Paul A. Baran
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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