A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
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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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Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. ~Native American Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen 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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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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The sun does not forget a village just because it is small. ~African Proverb
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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What is shocking and wrong is not [Lord Devlin's] idea that the community's morality counts, but his idea of what counts as the community's morality. ~Ronald Dworkin
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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Let your heart guide your head in evil matters. ~Spanish Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~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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The obstacle is the path. ~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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Where there is great doubt, there will be great awakening; small doubt, small awakening, no doubt, no awakening. ~Zen Proverb
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