As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. ~J. R. R. Tolkien
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles difficulties. ~Yoruba Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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As the old cock crows the young cock learns. ~Irish Proverb
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It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. ~Latin Proverb
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From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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Do not marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper. ~Scottish Proverb
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old; maybe 35, who knows? ~Jose Mourinho
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Think much, speak little, write less. ~French Proverb
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ~Hindu 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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He makes his home where the living is best. ~Latin Proverb
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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A horse is worth more than riches. ~Spanish Proverb
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Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor education is a weapon of mass destruction. Discrimination is a weapon of mass destruction. Let us abolish such weapons of mass destruction here at home. ~Dennis Kucinich
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