The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying a way small stones. Climb mountains to see lowlands. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. I dreamed a thousand new paths...I woke and walked my old one. When you want to test the depths of a stream, dont use both feet. Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river. Men trip not on mountains they trip on molehills. There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections. When you bow, bow low. He who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which abides in its place while all other stars bow towards it. Govern a family as you would cook a small fish -- very gently. Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher. When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger. Its in plain view that we will gopher the goal. Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a dog hunting does not notice them. When the butcher dies, do you think we shall eat our pork with the bristles on? He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years. A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home. A man without a smiling face must not open shop. To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art. Virtue never dwells alone; it always has neighbours. Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great. The faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory. The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities. One man will carry two buckets of water for his own use....
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