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Zen Fable: The River Crossing Koan

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. ~Bryan Dyson 30 Second Speech

At the 101st blow it would split in two... It was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before together. ~Jacob Riis Stonecutter

How to Live Wisely, featuring the Fishing Parable about Fisherman and Businessman, in the New York Times

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Diet soda does more harm than good.

The Empty Pickle Jar: A Lesson on Life - Tiny Buddha

12 Bruce Lee Quotes

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Worrying is vanity. ~Kenko, Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness)

"You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you're too busy, then you should sit for an hour." -Zen adage

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This Guy Reinvented the Wheel ... by Turning It Into a Cube - Megan Garber - The Atlantic

What is the most useful, shortest, and most generally applicable piece of wisdom? - Quora

Kittie heaven is mousie hell.

Be here now.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present". ~Oogway to Kung Fu Panda

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. -- Buddha

Nothing in life is free. Love is. Free hugs.

Jack Dorsey's Life Lessons

Let it go. This too shall pass.

Happiness multiplies when we divide it. ~Paulo Coelho

Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings, and emotions. ~Will Smith

What is the most profound joke ever?

Be useful.

"Cool ideas are useless without great needs." ~@precipice

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