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Never write a letter while you are angry.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
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.
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.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Keep a green tree in your heart, and maybe one day a bird will come.
Keep a green tree in your heart, and maybe one day a bird will come.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but read more
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.
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.
