Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; the inferior doctor treats actual sickness. ~Chinese 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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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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Who lies for you, will lie against you. ~Bosnian Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else. ~Sarah Lacy
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Keep a thing for seven years and you will find a use for it. ~Irish 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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The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder of development hovers overhead, and the poorest of the poor are stuck beneath it. They lack the minimum amount of capital necessary to get a foothold, and therefore need a boost up to the first rung. ~Jeffrey Sachs
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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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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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I mean, sometimes, a comedian becomes an actor, and they just don't deliver, because the bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of acting is to be truthful, and they get that mixed up sometimes, or don't even notice that that's the thing. ~Eddie Izzard
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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Anger without power is folly. ~German Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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