To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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He who hears music feels his solitude. ~French Proverb
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It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. ~Mark E. Petersen
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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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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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If his mouth were silent another part of him would speak. ~Arabic Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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Irony: While we increasingly hold people more responsible if they drink and drive, we hold women less responsible if they drink and have sex. ~Warren Farrell
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A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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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 a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary. ~Trevor Dunn
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican. ~Elton John
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Good as drink is, it ends in thirst. ~Irish 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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No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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What flowers are to gardens, spices to food, gems to a garment, and stars to heaven; such are proverbs interwoven in speech. ~Hebrew Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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God made time, but man made haste. ~Irish Proverb
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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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