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Concentration |
| A bird can roost but on one branch. A mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river.
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Optimist and Optimism |
| A clever person turns great troubles into little ones, and little ones into none at all.
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Adversity |
| A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
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Fortune |
| A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.
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Proverbs |
| A hobbling cat is better than a fast horse when rats swarm the palace.
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House and Home |
| A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
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Truth |
| A hundred no's are less agonizing than one insincere yes.
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Beginning |
| A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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Kindness |
| A kind word warms for three winters.
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Religion |
| A maker of idols is never an idolater.
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Work |
| A man grows most tired while standing still.
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Friends and Friendship |
| A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.
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Perseverance |
| A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things.
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Change |
| A man's fortune must first be changed from within.
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Proverbs |
| A one hundred yard high tower still has its foundation on the ground. TIBET
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Proverbs |
| A person of high principles is one who can watch an entire chess game without making a comment.
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Wisdom |
| A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.
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Decisions |
| A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
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Families |
| All people are your relatives, therefore expect only trouble from them.
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Adversity |
| Always take an emergency leisurely.
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Plans and Planning |
| An accidental meeting is more pleasant than a planned one.
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Time and Time Management |
| An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold.'
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Progress |
| Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
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Knowledge |
| Be not disturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed rather at not being understanding.
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Wisdom |
| Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men.
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Self-Improvement |
| Before preparing to improve the world, first look around your own home three times.
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Ability |
| Behind every able man, there are always other able men.
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Faults |
| Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.
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Action |
| Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.
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Cheerfulness |
| Better the cottage where one is merry than the palace where one weeps.
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Danger |
| Biggest profits mean gravest risks.
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Happiness |
| Blame yourself if you have no branches or leaves; don't accuse the sun of partiality.
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Ceremony |
| Ceremony is the smoke of friendship.
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Character |
| Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
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Growth |
| Climb mountains to see lowlands.
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Giving |
| Continually give, continually gain.
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Faults |
| Deal with the faults of others as gently as your own.
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Wisdom |
| Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.
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Excellence |
| Do everything at its right time, and one day will seem like three.
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Risks |
| Do not believe that you will reach your destination without leaving the shore.
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Children |
| Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.
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Secrets |
| Do not do all you can, do not spend all that you have, do not believe all that you hear, and do not tell all that you know.
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Hiring |
| Do not employ handsome servants.
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Common Sense |
| Do not tear down the east wall to repair the west wall.
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Critics and Criticism |
| Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.
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Business |
| Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
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Growth |
| Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
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Failure |
| Everyone pushes a falling fence.
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Decisions |
| Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength.
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Reality |
| Everything in the past died yesterday, and everything in the future is born today.
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