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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.
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.
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.
If the roots are not removed during weeding, the weeds will grow again when the winds of Spring blows.
If the roots are not removed during weeding, the weeds will grow again when the winds of Spring blows.
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
