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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.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
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 man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
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.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
To Know the road ahead, ask those coming back
To Know the road ahead, ask those coming back