Keep a green tree in your heart, and maybe one day a bird will come.

Keep a green tree in your heart, and maybe one day a bird will come.

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.

Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.

Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.

Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.

Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.

Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.

Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.

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.

There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.

There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.

A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.

A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.

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.