He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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Every new day is another chance to change your life. ~Native American Proverb
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In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well; nothing. ~Phoebe Tonkin
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They were close to the end of the beginning... ~Stephen King
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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. ~Danish Proverb
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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Innovating economies expand and develop. Economies that do not add new kinds of goods and services, but continue only to repeat old work, do not expand much nor do they, by definition, develop. ~Jane Jacobs
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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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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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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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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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"But" is a fence over which few leap. ~German Proverb
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~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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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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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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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
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