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.

A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.

A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.

A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.

A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.

Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.

Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.

If the roots are not removed during weeding, the weeds will grow again when the winds of Spring blows.

If the roots are not removed during weeding, the weeds will grow again when the winds of Spring blows.

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.

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

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.

Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.

Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.