| In heirarchy, each person rises to his own level of incompetence and then remains there. Praise a fool and you water his folly. Scratch a dog and you will find a permanent job. When an elephant is in trouble, even a frog will kick him. Even a fish will not get into trouble if he knows when to keep his big mouth shut. The quizzical expression of the monkey at the zoo comes from his wondering whether he is his brother's keeper or his keeper's brother. Love is like measles; we all have to go thru it. The wise man knows he knows nothing; the fool thinks he knows all. Conscience is like a pencil; it must be sharpened to be useful. If you shoot arrows of envy at others, you only wound yourself. When it comes to helping others, some people stop at nothing. Kill time and you murder opportunity. There is no hopeless situation; only people who have grown hopeless about them. Never put your finger on someone's faults unless it's part of a helping hand. Words are leaves; deeds are fruits. Prayer is the best therapy for despair. Heeding the words of others can be as bad as eating your own. He who spends much time on his knees has no trouble standing on his feet. The only way to master the truth is to be mastered by the truth. A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, but always with the same person. Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants. Setbacks pave the way for comebacks. Forget the faults of others by remembering your own. Well-timed silence is more eloquent than words. Do unto others as if others were you. Worldly values are a poor investment, they never pay what they promise. |
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