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Happiness, long life, and health, are the common desire of most men.
Happiness, long life, and health, are the common desire of most men.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
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.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
A one hundred yard high tower still has its foundation on the ground.
A one hundred yard high tower still has its foundation on the ground.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
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.
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.
A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
