You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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A fool and his money are easily parted. ~Irish Proverb
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I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be an absolute catastrophe. I would certainly be interested in deserving it, but to receive it would be terrible. It would just complicate even more the problems of fame. The only thing I really regret in life is not having a daughter. ~Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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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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If you have someone in your life that you are grateful for, someone to whom you want to write another heartfelt, slanted, misspelled thank you note, do it. Tell them they made you feel loved and supported. That they made you feel like you belonged somewhere and that you were not a freak. Tell them all of that. Tell them today. ~Lisa Jakub
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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Activity breeds prosperity. ~Kurdish Proverb
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A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. ~Kurdish Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. ~Chinese Proverb
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One doctor makes work for another. ~English Proverb
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Arabic Proverb
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No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
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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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Gray hairs are death's blossoms. ~English Proverb
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When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does. ~Cassandra Clare
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