If your foot slips, you may regain your balance if your mouth slips, you cannot recall your words.
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You cannot fight a fire with water from far awayTraditional
From dawn to dusk.
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Blessed is he who has nothing to say and cannot be persuaded to say it.
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A good face is a letter of recommendation.
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What you are doing does not matter so much as what you are learning from doing it.
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All beings hate pains therefore one should not kill them. This is the quintessence of wisdom not to kill anything.
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