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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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett. ~Al Franken
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic 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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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish 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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In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots. ~Derek Jeter
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Blue eyes say, "Love me or I die." Black eyes say, "Love me or I kill thee." ~Spanish 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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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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As a writer, I demand the right to write any character in the world that I want to write. I demand the right to be them, I demand the right to think them and I demand the right to tell the truth as I see they are. ~Quentin Tarantino
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. ~Spanish Proverb
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He who cannot howl will not find his pack. ~Charles Simic
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