Before you build a house you have to dig a pit.
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To long for everything: sorrow; to accept everything: joy.
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If you can't give any sugar then speak sweetly.
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Not all the buds on a bush will blossom.
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You can convince an ignorant man easily you can convince a wise man more easily. But a man who knows a little and thinks himself to be perfect, not even Brahma can convince.
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The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us.
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