I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ~John Polkinghorne
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds. ~Ojibwe Proverb
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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Courtesy does not exclude courage. ~Spanish 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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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest. ~Spanish Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Love gives life within. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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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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All I care is that my family, and my loved ones, understand me. Or that they understand me to a degree; I don't understand me very much. And I don't need the world to understand me. That is the most egocentric thing. ~Andrea Corr
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. ~Danish Proverb
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A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations. ~Kathie Lee Gifford
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes Valmore
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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