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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.
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.
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.
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.
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
