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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.
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.
The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.
The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
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.
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.
A dog won't forsake his master because of his poverty; a son never deserts his mother for her homely appearance.
A dog won't forsake his master because of his poverty; a son never deserts his mother for her homely appearance.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
