You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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Every day man increases in new understanding. ~Arabic Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not be wise in word; be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
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We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all. ~William Wilberforce
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Seeing is believing. ~Chinese Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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Though ugliness be the opposite of beauty, it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness; for it is possible that a thing may be very ugly with any proportions, and with a perfect fitness for any use. ~Edmund Burke
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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I wear my shadows where they are harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I am travelling toward light. ~Bruce Cockburn
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. ~Barack Obama
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The present can try to bury the past, an operation that is most atrocious when it is most successful. ~Mary McCarthy
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Humanitarian convictions are the linchpins of our salvation, and these an artist must champion. ~Eric Maisel
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If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family. ~Townsend Harris
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I want you to really be able to grasp the wonder of it, the marvel of it, the size of it and really be able to get a good conception of its magnificence and it tremendous colossal gigantic stupendous size and beauty and splendour! ~David Berg
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You can't, Brooke, you can't leave. You're mine. ~Katy Evans
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An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do. ~Anthony Trollope
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