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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.
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.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
There are two perfect men; one dead, and the other unborn.
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.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
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.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.
Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.
