A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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"Why aren't you dead?" Will demanded. ~Cinda Williams Chima
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If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence. ~Paul Bremer
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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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Tiger father begets tiger son. ~Chinese Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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To love playthings well as a child, to lead an adventurous and honorable youth, and to settle when the time arrives, into a green and smiling age, is to be a good artis en life and deserve well of yourself and your neighbor. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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We grow too soon old and too late smart. ~Dutch Proverb
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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In a relationship you have to open yourself up. ~Neil LaBute
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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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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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
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I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music. ~Nick Cave
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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I love that you can have the language between the two worlds of technology and fashion, because I don't think that many designers get to do that. ~Stella McCartney
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Not until down people sleep best, not until they become old they get wise. ~Chinese Proverb
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That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
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