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Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
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.
The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.
The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.
