To change and to change for the better are two different things. ~German Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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God helps those who help themselves. ~English Proverb
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When people don't like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first. ~Tom Hiddleston
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanses Proverb
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A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. ~Russian Proverb
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Before thirty, men seek disease; after thirty, diseases seek men. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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In running, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you are relative to anyone else. You set your own pace and you measure your own progress. You can't lose this race because you're not running against anyone else. You're only running against yourself, and as long as you are running, you are winning. ~Amby Burfoot
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress. ~Daisaku Ikeda
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The three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to himself. ~Indian Proverb
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Man is the slave of beneficence. ~Arabic Proverb
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Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to know where he is. ~Max Muller
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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Progress begins with the belief that what is necessary is possible. ~Norman Cousins
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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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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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