A man who continually laments is not heeded. ~African Proverb
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When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ~Paulo Coelho
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter. ~Portuguese Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen 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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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~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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Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage. ~Finnish Proverb
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Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Proverb
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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He was welcome everywhere he went, and was well-aware of his inability to tolerate solitude. He felt no inclination to be alone and avoided it as far as possible; he didn't really want to become any better acquainted with himself. He knew that if he wanted to show his talents to best advantage, he needed to strike sparks off other people to fan the flames of warmth and exuberance in his heart. On his own he was frosty, no use to himself at all, like a match left lying in its box. ~Stefan Zweig
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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The go-between wears out a thousand sandals. ~Japanese Proverb
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Three things see no end. A flower blighted ere it bloomed. A message that was wasted. And a journey that was doomed. ~Mercedes Lackey
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. ~Rumi
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. ~Russian Proverb
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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