In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said, and she had the Sight-Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living! And she was a wise woman. The dead are beyond your help or mine, poor things. But the living need us. Thirty souls at the least, Phryne, are still on that island to praise God who might now be angels-or devils. ~Kerry Greenwood
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Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero's heart. ~Proverb
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A red apple invites stones. ~Kurdish Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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I think inspiration is always around; it is just a question of whether or not you are noticing it. ~John Green
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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A drink precedes a story. ~Irish Proverb
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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. ~Hebrew Proverb
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As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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A son is a son till he gets him a wife, but a daughter is a daughter the rest of your life. ~Proverb
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A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian 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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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese 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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Truth is time's daughter. ~Spanish Proverb
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Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly. ~John Spence
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Who begins too much accomplishes little. ~German Proverb
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