Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? ~Oriana Fallaci
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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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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Faith will move mountains. ~English Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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A man’s life is often builded on a proverb. ~Hebrew Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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