Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it.
Quote Tags: Wisdom
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Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
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Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
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It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
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It is with our passions, as it is with fire
It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters.
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Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those
Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.
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May all beings have happy minds.
May all beings have happy minds.