Proverbs are the lamps to words. ~Arabic Proverb
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Whenever armed forces are used, the idea of combat must be present. The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained, the whole object of his sleeping, eating, drinking, and marching is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time. ~Carl von Clausewitz
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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A good husband is healthy and absent. ~Japanese 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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Life begins the day you start a garden. ~Chinese Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen 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 is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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What you think you are, you are,until you think otherwise. ~American Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen 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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A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. ~English Proverb
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