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Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.
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.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
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.
A one hundred yard high tower still has its foundation on the ground.
A one hundred yard high tower still has its foundation on the ground.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
