Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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There was something frantic in their blooming, as if they knew that frost was near and then the bitter cold. They'd lived through all the heat and noise and stench of summertime, and now each widely opened flower was like a triumphant cry, "We will, we will make seed before we die." ~Harriette Simpson Arnow
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. ~Yiddish Proverb
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as lamb. ~Roman Proverb
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Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts. ~Sigmund Freud
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If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly. ~David Suzuki
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It is astonishing how little one feels alone when one loves. ~John Bulwer
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A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. ~English Proverb
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease. ~Eric Kandel
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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
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Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of this earth. ~John Henrik Clarke
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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I must go on living. And, though it may be childish of me, I can't go on in simple compliance. From now on I must struggle with the world. I thought that Mother might well be the last of those who can end their lives beautifully and sadly, struggling with no one, neither hating nor betraying anyone. In the world to come there will be no room for such people. The dying are beautiful, but to live, to survive; those things somehow seem hideous and contaminated with blood. ~Osamu Dazai
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It is better to conceal one's knowledge than to reveal one's ignorance. ~Spanish Proverb
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I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate, often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them. ~Mark Driscoll
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