The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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I love documentaries and the computer. I am a little addicted to the computer, and that relaxes me. I find information, I shop, and I look up people I worked with to find out if they're dead or alive. ~Anne Meara
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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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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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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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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~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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Anger is the one thing made better by delay. ~English Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Activity breeds prosperity. ~Kurdish 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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You will suddenly realize that the reason you never changed before was because you didn't want to. ~Robert H. Schuller
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ~Irish 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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I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed. ~Bonnie Wright
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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