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Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
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.
A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
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.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
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.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
