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A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
Happiness, long life, and health, are the common desire of most men.
Happiness, long life, and health, are the common desire of most men.
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but read more
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
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.
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.
