First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. ~African Proverb
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. ~Proverb
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky. ~Russian Proverb
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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Good sayings are like pearls strung together. ~Chinese Proverb
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One does evil enough when one does nothing good. ~German Proverb
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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Proverbs are the draft horses of wisdom. ~Canadian Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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Good things come to those who wait. ~English Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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One does not look for good from God. ~Russian Proverb
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