All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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A busy mother makes slothful daughters. ~Portuguese Proverbs
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school. ~Valentino Garavani
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Every knock is a boost. ~Elbert Hubbard
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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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Though they may not always be handsome, men doomed to evil posses the manly virtues. ~Jean Genet
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A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations. ~Kathie Lee Gifford
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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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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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. ~Chinese Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu 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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Where there is great doubt, there will be great awakening; small doubt, small awakening, no doubt, no awakening. ~Zen Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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