Forethought is easy, repentance hard


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Forethought is easy, repentance hard.
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
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The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war.
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Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day
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The one who understands does not speak; the one who speaks does not understand
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If you get up one more time than you fall you will make it through.
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There are two perfectly good men, one dead, and the other unborn
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Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
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A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens
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Kill a chicken before a monkey.
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He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness.
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A dog in desperation will leap over a wall
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Kill one to warn a hundred.
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Outside noisy, inside empty
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Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely
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A man need never revenge himself, the body of his enemy will be brought to his own door
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The journey is the reward.
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To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish
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A bird can roost but on one branch, a mouse can drink not more than its fill from a river
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Pick up a sesame seed but lose sight of a watermelon.
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Dream different dreams while on the same bed
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The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher
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There is no one to sweep a common hall
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Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook
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Regular feet can't be affected by irregular shoes.
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Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best
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The best soldiers are not warlike
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Steal a bell with one's ears covered
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An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold
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Pure gold does not fear furnace
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The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame
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Talk doesn't cook rice.
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The best cure for drunkenness is whilst sober, to observe a drunken person
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Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them
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It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun
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Before you beat a dog, find out who its master is
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Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.
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Were I to await perfection, my book would never be finished
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A camel standing amidst a flock of sheep.
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The crafty rabbit has three different entrances to its lair
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When the heart is at ease, the body is healthy
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Black cat or white cat: If it can catch mice, it's a good cat.
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A people without faith in themselves cannot survive
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The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.
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Sow much, reap much; sow little, reap little.
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Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet
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Education is only a ladder to gather fruit from the tree of knowledge, not the fruit itself
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Anyone who angers you conquers you
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Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.
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He painted a tiger, but it turned out a dog
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When you drink from the stream remember the spring
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If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it
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If you share a man's wealth, try to lessen his misfortune
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Lock your door and keep your neighbor honest
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A flea on the top of a bald head.
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May your every wish be granted
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The arrogant army will lose the battle for sure
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
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