The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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I have been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the no-fly zone. ~Philippe Perrin
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ~Jewish proverb
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The fire of reeds is of rapid extinction. ~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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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
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In some ways it's taken me decades to come clean and make honest work; and still to this day, sometimes I find myself wanting to hide behind my work and deny the more biographical aspects. ~David Knopfler
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English 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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Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do. ~Laurel Clark
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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No matter who you are, there is always some part of you that wishes you were someone else, and when, for a millisecond, you get that wish, it's a miracle. ~Jodi Picoult
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There is a very simple secret to being happy. Just let go of your "demand" on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You are arguing with "what is." Your demands keep you chained to the "dream state" of the conditioned mind. The desire to "control" is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake. ~Adyashanti
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~Chinese Proverb
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
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