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> [Scratch first, itch later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zen-proverb/scratch-first-itch-later/)

[Zen Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zen-proverb/)

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## More by Zen Proverb

> [Hide your body in the Big Dipper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zen-proverb/hide-your-body-in-the-big-dipper/)

[Zen Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zen-proverb/)

> [Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zen-proverb/before-enlightenment-chop-wood-and-carry-water-after-enlightenment/)

[Zen Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zen-proverb/)

> [“Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zen-proverb/only-when-you-can-be-extremely-pliable-and-soft-can-you-be-extremely/)

[Zen Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zen-proverb/)

> [When walking, walk. When eating, eat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zen-proverb/when-walking-walk-when-eating-eat/)

[Zen Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zen-proverb/)

> [“A river too pure, yields no fish.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zen-proverb/a-river-too-pure-yields-no-fish/)

[Zen Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zen-proverb/)

> [Scratch first, itch later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zen-proverb/scratch-first-itch-later/)

[Zen Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zen-proverb/)

> [Sometimes, simply by sitting, the soul collects wisdom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zen-proverb/sometimes-simply-by-sitting-the-soul-collects-wisdom/)

[Zen Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zen-proverb/)

> [Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zen-proverb/be-master-of-mind-rather-than-mastered-by-mind/)

[Zen Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zen-proverb/)

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