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A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
Topic: Men
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Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men.
Topic: Men
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Going beyond is as bad as falling short.
Topic: Moderation
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The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
Topic: Name
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Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes silk.
Topic: Patience
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Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a garden.
Topic: Pleasure
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Topic: Proverbs
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If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
Topic: Proverbs
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Quarreling is like cutting water with a sword.
Topic: Quarrels
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.
Topic: Quitting
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Forethought is easy, repentance hard.
Topic: Repentance
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Respect for ones parents is the highest duty of civil life.
Topic: Respect
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Insanity is doing the same thing in the same way and expecting a different outcome.
Topic: Sanity
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He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.
Topic: Satisfaction
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If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.
Topic: Shame
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A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.
Topic: Simplicity
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Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
Topic: Teachers
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
Topic: Trials
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Small ills are the fountains of most of our groans. Men trip not on mountains, they stumble on stones.
Topic: Trifles
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A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
Topic: Trouble
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To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
Topic: Uncertainty
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If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.
Topic: Vice
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The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
Topic: Victory
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He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years.
Topic: Vision
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One step at a time is good walking.
Topic: Walking
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Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
Topic: Water
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With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
Topic: Water
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Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
Topic: Will
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If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.
Topic: Words
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If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.
Topic: Worth
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If you are planning for one year, grow rice. If you are planning for 20 years grow trees. If you are planning for centuries, grow men.
Topic: Years
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