Having given up my right to truth and justice, how do I find myself in its midst? Once again, we find that only by giving something away can we come to possess it.

-Myself, pondering in the shower

Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one.

- Turkish Proverb

Q: What did the Zen Buddist say to the hot dog Vendor?
A: "Make me one with everything."

I think that's more for the Funny Zen thread. But yes, funny.

haha, "make me one with everything" .... good one

Heres two:

Whether people be of high or low birth, rich or poor, old or young, enlightened or confused, they
are all alike in that they will one day die. It is not that we don't know that we are going to die, but we grasp at
straws. While knowing that we will die someday, we think that all the others will die before us and that we will be the
last to go. Death seems a long way off.
--Hagakure, The Book of the Samurai--By Yamamoto Tsunetomo



Other people are happily gathered, as if readying to partake in an exquisite banquet, to view a spring parade. I stand alone, quietly, inconspicuously. Innocently, as if an infant not knowing how to smile; Aimlessly, as if a wanderer not knowing where to go. Other people have much to spare; I, alone, am bare. Perhaps my foolish heart. Common people glow; I, alone, am in the dark. Common people are alert; I, alone, am stark. Other people are skillful; I, alone am clumsy and bashful. I am different from others; I treasure being embraced by Direction. --Lao Tzu

"Is it any more or less important than the other parts?"

Yes, slightly.