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An intelligent person understands others, a brilliant person understands himself.
An intelligent person understands others, a brilliant person understands himself.
A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
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.
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 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.
To learn what is good, a thousand days are not sufficient; to learn what is evil, an hour is too read more
To learn what is good, a thousand days are not sufficient; to learn what is evil, an hour is too long.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
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.
