A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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It was only the vulgarly mediocre that repelled her. ~Ivan Turgenev
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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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A loan though old is not gift. ~Hungarian Proverb
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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ~William James
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
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Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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The inspector ate only two of my tiny sandwiches: the first because he had'nt expected it to taste so awful; the second, I think, because he'd thought surely the first must have been a mistake. ~Karen Marie Moning
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Judge me if you want to. And as a matter of fact, it won't even count, 'cause the only person who can judge is God. ~Kelly Rowland
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And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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We are supernaturalists first, not naturalists. The only reason we feel compelled to accommodate science is that science says we ought to. But it is science that should accommodate revelation. Revelation has been around much longer. ~Matt Chandler
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard hundred miles away. ~Chinese Proverb
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A heart that loves is always young. ~Greek Proverb
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it. ~Dag Hammarskjold
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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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Let me think about the people I care about... ~Ze Frank
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There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines. ~Ronald Steel
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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