Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Native American Proverb
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I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me. ~Patti Smith
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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Don't be afraid to hit the ball. ~Billie Jean King
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary. ~Karl Lagerfeld
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains. ~Hobart Brown
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African 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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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian 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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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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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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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ~English Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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What exists is a godly existence, a divine existence. God not as a person but as a presence certainly exists. But to understand that presence, you have to understand your own inner presence first, because it is from there that you can take off, it is from there that you can have the first glimpse of what godliness is. If you have not known yourself you will never know God. ~Rajneesh
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