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A little impatience will spoil great plans.

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

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A smile will gain you ten more years of life.

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Behave toward everyone as if receiving a guest.

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A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.

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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.

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Take a second look; it costs you nothing.

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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

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An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.

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The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.

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The broad-minded see the truth in different religions; the narrow-minded see only the differences.

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The day your horse dies and your money's lost, your relatives change to strangers.

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The diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor the man perfected without trials.

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The man who does not learn is dark, like one walking in the night.

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The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is

always the same.

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To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.

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We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to a halt.

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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.

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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

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The End

May we mindfully contemplate and reflect

Clear Wisdom lies beyond the mere intellect

With Metta,Bro. Oh Teik Bin