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A tiny leak will eventually sink a mighty ship.
One who has character has courage. Good health is one blessing that cannot be bought. Love for a person must extend to the crows on his roof. Patience is wisdom in waiting. A guilty conscience is the enemy within. Profit is always directly related to risk. If you suspect someone, don't employ them; if you employ them, don't suspect them. Indecisiveness breeds confusion. He who speaks without modesty will not keep his promises. Forgiveness is an act of the heart. Those who seek harmony know how to find it. If you have money you can make the devil push your grindstone. True beauty is eternal and cannot be destroyed. More demands on oneself and few demands on others will keep resentment at bay. Ideas enlarge the mind and never allow it to go back to its original dimension. "I heard" is not as good as "I saw." If there is food left in the kitchen, there are poor people in the street. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Things of today, accomplished today. Peace comes only when reason rules. If a person has ambition, things will be accomplished. If you're poor, change and you'll succeed. Silence is the trusted friend of wisdom. Be frugal in prosperity, fear not in adversity. Weaving a net is better than praying for fish at the edge of the water. Avoid defeat and you will avoid success. He who knows he is a fool is not a big fool. One who has never met adversity will not develop foresight. Do not jump over a pit only to fall into a well. Settle a small conflict quickly and you will keep a hundred others at bay. Each person equals a grain of sand, but an army is like a block of gold. If brothers disagree, the bystander takes advantage. A load of books does not equal one good teacher.
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