A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books.

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Only he that has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep

Only he that has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep

With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.

With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.

Losing comes of winning money.

Losing comes of winning money.

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light...

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light...

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion

If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the...

If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the...

There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.

There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.

Those who have free seats at a play hiss first

Those who have free seats at a play hiss first

Though you live near a forest, do not waste firewood

Though you live near a forest, do not waste firewood

Temptation wrings integrity even as the thumbscrew twists a man's fingers

Temptation wrings integrity even as the thumbscrew twists a man's fingers

He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes

He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes

Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases

Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases

To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art

To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art

Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

In the midst of great joy do not promise to give a man anything; in...

In the midst of great joy do not promise to give a man anything; in...

A good dog does not block the road

A good dog does not block the road

For the sake of one good action a hundred evil ones should be forgotten

For the sake of one good action a hundred evil ones should be forgotten

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which...

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which...

I never worry about action, but only about inaction

I never worry about action, but only about inaction