Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full. ~Spanish Proverb
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Sorrow is brief but joy is endless ~Friedrich Schiller
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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When sleeping women wake, mountains move. ~African Proverb
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When there is no thought, the kundalini rises. When you create a vacuum, something will be drawn into it. The less thought you have, the more kundalini will flow through the chakras, the shushumna. ~Frederick Lenz
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It had run as a column; I had worked at the paper since 1976, but the column had been running for 13 years, and I think it was a strong column, criticizing the war when the paper was supporting it. ~Robert Scheer
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. ~German Proverb
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Let's be very clear, if you check the F.E.C. records you will see I am supporting George W. Bush. ~Roger Stone
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Oh simple thing, where have you gone? I am getting old and I need something to rely on. So tell me when you are going to let me in. I am getting tired and I need somewhere to begin. ~Bil Keane
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