A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
Chinese Proverb
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Unles we change direction, we are likely to wind up where we are headed.
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A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.
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A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
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Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown.
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He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument.
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Not until just before dawn do people sleep best; not until people get old do they become wise.
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water; but to walk on the earth.
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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.
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Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.
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With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still.
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Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
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If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed.
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If you get up one more time than you fall you will make it through.
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The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind.
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If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.
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I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one.
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A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.
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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.
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The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
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The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.