The block of wood should not dictate to the carver.
More New Zealander Proverbs:
Old canoes can be restored, but youth and beauty cannot.New Zealander
Who lives in a quiet house has plenty.
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The more you ask how much longer it will take, the longer the journey will seem.
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In a very old tree, you may be certain that the sapwood is on the outside, while the heartwood is in the middle.
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Let us hurry and finish up the food; when visitors arrive, the meal will be over.
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Don't lean on your fellow men -- theirs is an ever moving support.
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