Do not try and save yourself. The self that is trying to be saved is not you. ~Mooji
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Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed. That sets his doors wide open to a thief, and shows the felon where his treasure lies? ~Ben Jonson
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Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~Japanese Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. ~Chinese Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ~Irish Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. ~Welsh Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But the truth was, I didn't know there was another kind of world, the inner world, that was just as interesting, if not more relevant, than what was going on in the outside world. ~Stephen LaBerge
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Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind. ~Max Eastman
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved. ~Jan Karon
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruban Proverb
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Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf. ~Native American Porverb
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~East African Proverb
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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. ~German Proverb
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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. ~Proverb
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He is like the perverse porter who calls upon God only when he is under the load. ~Arabic Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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