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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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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I love America and I hate it. I'm torn between the two. I have two conflicting visions of America. One is a kind of dream landscape and the other is a kind of black comedy. ~Bono
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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Taxes grow without rain. ~Jewish 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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I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive. ~Abraham Maslow
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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If you are attached to anything, you surely will go far astray. ~Zen Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English 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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No doctor is better than three. ~German 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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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots. ~Derek Jeter
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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What you are is God’s gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God. ~Jewish Proverb
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible. ~Moby
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
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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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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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