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Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.

Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

There is room left also for several to bring their friends.

There is room left also for several to bring their friends.

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.

One type of rice nourishes one hundred types of people.

One type of rice nourishes one hundred types of people.