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Never write a letter while you are angry.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
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.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
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.
Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people who are doing it.
Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people who are doing it.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
