It is easy to avoid an arrow shot in one's sight; but hard to escape one aimed in secret.

It is easy to avoid an arrow shot in one's sight; but hard to escape one aimed in secret.

Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.

Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.

To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.

To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.

Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.

Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.

Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so can good men be known by their enemies.

Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so can good men be known by their enemies.

Never write a letter while you are angry.

Never write a letter while you are angry.

Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.

Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.

Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out of proportion to his waking.

Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out of proportion to his waking.