Chinese Proverb quote: "Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and of the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep."

Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.
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What is told into the ear of a man is often heard a hundred miles away.
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Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.
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To climb a tree to catch a fish is talking much and doing nothing.
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Ceremony is the smoke of friendship.
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Respect for ones parents is the highest duty of civil life.
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A maker of idols is never an idolater.
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answe...
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Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
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Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifeti...
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the ...
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An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold.
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With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his...
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Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
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One step at a time is good walking.
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for lif...
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One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him.
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The tongue can paint what the eye can't see.
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To understand your parents' love you must raise children yourself.
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With virtue you can't be entirely poor; without virtue you can't really be rich.
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The greatest conqueror is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
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Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted.
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When we have nothing to worry about we are not doing much, and not doing much may supply us with ple...
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Do not employ handsome servants.
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If you suspect a man, don't employ him, and if you employ him, don't suspect him.
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A man grows most tired while standing still.
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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.
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Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men.
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.
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Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
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The palest ink lasts longer than the most retentive memory.
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The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.
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Insanity is doing the same thing in the same way and expecting a different outcome.
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The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
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One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool.
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If you are poor, though you dwell in the busy marketplace, no one will inquire about you; if you are...
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.
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Great doubts deep wisdom. Small doubts little wisdom.
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The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; The inferi...
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Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many ...
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
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Life is a dream walking death is a going home.
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Biggest profits mean gravest risks.
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We count our miseries carefully, and accept our blessings without much thought.
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Your friend has a friend; don't tell him.
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There are two perfectly good men, one dead, and the other unborn.
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At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons.
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When men speak of the future, the Gods laugh.
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The saving man becomes the free man.
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A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.
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A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
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If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come.
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Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.
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Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
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Climb mountains to see lowlands.
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
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Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes.
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When you cease to strive to understand, then you will know without understanding.
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One joy scatters a hundred grieves.
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If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.
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If fortune smiles, who doesn't? If fortune doesn't, who does?
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All people are your relatives, therefore expect only trouble from them.
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Govern a family as you would cook a small fish -- very gently.
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In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head.
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Riches: A dream in the night. Fame: A gull floating on water.
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Everyone pushes a falling fence.
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The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.
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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald.
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He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool for...
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Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.
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Sow much, reap much; sow little, reap little.
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If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow.
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
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To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
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Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything...
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The journey is the reward.
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If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you...
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If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If y...
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Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain...
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I dreamed a thousand new paths. I woke and walked my old one.
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With true friends... even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the wo...
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Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
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You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from bui...
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People live like birds in the woods: When the time comes, each must take flight.
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If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
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If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice...
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
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The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
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I hear and I forget, I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.
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To talk goodness is not good... only to do it is.
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Those who have free seats at a play hiss first.
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.
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Geng Lei was a famous archer of the state of Wei. One day while he was on an excursion outside the c...
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He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.
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If you are planning for one year, grow rice. If you are planning for 20 years grow trees. If you ar...
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Men grow old, pearls grow yellow, there is no cure for it. -Chinese proverb.
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Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes silk.
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Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time. -Chinese proverb.
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To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend...
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Outside noisy, inside empty.
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If you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for ten years, plant trees. If you plan for 100 ye...
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If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.
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A single conversation with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.
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He who treads softly goes far.
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Look for a thing until you find it and you'll not lose your labor.
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A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
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If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.
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Respect for ones parents is the highest duty of civil life.
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Forethought is easy, repentance hard.
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Going beyond is as bad as falling short.
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Medicine can only cure curable diseases, and then not always.
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
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A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.
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A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
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He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.
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Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.
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If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give adv...
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Behind every able man, there are always other able men.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
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The palest ink is better than the best memory.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.
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Small ills are the fountains of most of our groans. Men trip not on mountains, they stumble on stone...
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If I keep a green bough in my heart, then the singing bird will come. -Chinese proverb.
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The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
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If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not ans...
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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.
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In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
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Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly regret what is already past.
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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The one who pursues revenge should dig two graves.
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If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advi...
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With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advi...
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He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years.
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Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
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He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will lear...
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Insanity is doing the same thing in the same way and expecting a different outcome.
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Quarreling is like cutting water with a sword.
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Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a life...
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Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.
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Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there.
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the...
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are...
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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
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To believe in one's dreams is to spend all of one's life asleep.
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Heaven lent you a soul Earth will lend a grave.
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A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
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He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument.
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Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the ...
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When you drink the water, remember the spring.
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
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Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind.
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Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve.
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If you bow at all, bow low.
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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.
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Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water; but to walk on the earth.
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Not until just before dawn do people sleep best; not until people get old do they become wise.
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If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it.
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If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him.
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He who is drowned is not troubled by the rain.
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Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.
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I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one.
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The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind.
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A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when ...
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If you get up one more time than you fall you will make it through.
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If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed.
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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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Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still.
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.
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He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.
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Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.
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Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil.
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Dig the well before you are thirsty.
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Be the first to the field and the last to the couch.
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A rat who gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction.
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A nation's treasure is in its scholars.
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A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
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A fool judges people by the presents they give him.
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A filthy mouth will not utter decent language.
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A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.
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A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
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A book tightly shut is but a block of paper.
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Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and of the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep.

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Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and of the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep.

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