Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. ~Zen Proverb
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When we are young we think our troubles a mighty business, that the world is spread out expressly as a stage for the particular drama of our lives and that we have a right to rant and foam at the mouth if we are crossed. I have done enough of that in my time. ~George Eliot
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite. ~Jorge Luis Borges
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Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick. ~African Proverb
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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Only the crystal clear question yields a transparent answer. ~Zen Proverb
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The trauma said. Don't write these poems. Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones. ~Andrea Gibson
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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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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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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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Democracy is the best chance for the best people. ~Robert Frost
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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. ~English Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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Idleness is the beginning of all vices. ~Proverb
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