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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.
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.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
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.
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.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
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.
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.
