An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship. ~Spanish Proverb
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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The term "genre" eventually becomes pejorative because you're referring to something that's so codified and ritualised that it ceases to have the power and meaning it had when it first started. ~Christopher Nolan
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Until you destroy your body, you don't learn to appreciate it. Treat the body like a temple because the body is so beautiful. If and when you understand your body then you will respect it. The body is like a bud, until the sun rises it will not bloom, until it blooms it will not be beautiful or give perfume. So respect it, take care of it. ~Bikram Choudhury
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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 lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are. ~James Redfield
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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If you cannot explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood . ~Richard P. Feynman
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Every proverb speaketh sooth; dreams and omens mask the truth. ~Welsh Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. ~American Proverb
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A spender gets the property of the hoarder. ~Irish Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification. ~Sigmund Freud
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. ~Jewish Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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