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Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
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.
If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the read more
If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the read more
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
An intelligent person understands others, a brilliant person understands himself.
An intelligent person understands others, a brilliant person understands himself.
Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.
Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.
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.
