The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

Quote by Chinese Proverb

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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.

A smile will gain you ten more years of life

A smile will gain you ten more years of life

He who praises me on all occasions is a fool who despises me or a...

He who praises me on all occasions is a fool who despises me or a...

Tell me and Ill forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and Ill...

Tell me and Ill forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and Ill...

The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; The inferior doctor...

The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; The inferior doctor...

Great boast, small roast.

Great boast, small roast.

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of...

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of...

Talk doesn't cook rice.

Talk doesn't cook rice.

Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in mens clothes.

Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in mens clothes.

A bird does not sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has...

A bird does not sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has...

Life is a dream walking, death is going home.

Life is a dream walking, death is going home.

It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy.

It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy.

Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.

Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.

To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time,...

To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time,...

A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.

Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.

Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.

Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be...

Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be...

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

Life is short, God's way of encouraging a bit of focus.

Life is short, God's way of encouraging a bit of focus.