Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~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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Better bread with water than cake with trouble. ~Russian Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen 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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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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Brancusi made me realise that what I had learned previously, the quick ways of doing things, was all wrong. It is a search you have to enter, into yourself. ~Isamu Noguchi
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen 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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Fortune is a woman; if you neglect her today do not expect to regain her tomorrow. ~French Proverb
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots. ~Derek Jeter
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A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. ~Irish Proverb
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No matter who you are, there is always some part of you that wishes you were someone else, and when, for a millisecond, you get that wish, it's a miracle. ~Jodi Picoult
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