A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~Greek Proverb
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It's quite nice to have a place to leave things. You can be a permanent gypsy, but it's nice to go home. ~Daphne Guinness
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Every step of life shows much caution is required. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. ~Welsh Proverb
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. ~Chinese Proverb
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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Ignorance is never out of style. It was in fashion yesterday, it is the rage today and it will set the pace tomorrow. ~Frank Dane
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~Swedish Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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