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Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
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.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
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.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
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.
A one hundred yard high tower still has its foundation on the ground.
A one hundred yard high tower still has its foundation on the ground.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
