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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.
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.
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.
A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
To Know the road ahead, ask those coming back
To Know the road ahead, ask those coming back
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.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
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.