He who wishes to talk well must first think well. ~Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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After I left the White House, I kept a foothold in the business of American politics as a talk-show host, analyst, commentator, speechmaker, and occasional writer. I was no longer a practitioner, but I was still a partisan, a Democrat, a blue-stater through and through. ~Dee Dee Myers
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He is not wise that is not wise for himself. ~English Proverb
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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You're going to hear a lot from President Obama and yes, from Joe Biden, you're hearing a little bit about Medicare these days. What they will not tell you is they turned Medicare into a piggybank to fund "Obamacare." They took $716 billion dollars to pay for the "Obamacare" program. ~Paul Ryan
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian 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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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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Do not speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~Spanish Proverb
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There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic 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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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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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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