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I think that their flight from and hatred of technology is self-defeating. The Buddha rests quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer of the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of a mountain or in the petals of a flower. To think otherwise is to demean the Buddha--which is to demean oneself.

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You can complain because roses have have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.

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A successful lie is doubly a lie; an error which has to be corrected is a heavier burden than the truth.

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Do not look back. And do not dream about the future, either. It will neither give you back the past, nor satisfy your other daydreams. Your duty, your reward- your destiny-are here and now.

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We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it.

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I did it partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.

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The true skeptic will never believe you no matter how much proof you offer him. The true believer does not need it.

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Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

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The universe seems wondrous to me, with or without God. It has powerful lines and uncompromising ways. Patience and time sit like sages on the planets, strong and impersonal. There is a stark beauty to all of this.

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