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No one knows how difficult anything is until he has tried to do it.
No one knows how difficult anything is until he has tried to do it.
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 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.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
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.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
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.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.
Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.