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Stretching the bow when the goose is not yet here;
Drawing the arrow when the rabbit is already dead.
Such is called inopportune timing.
Don't make wave when the wind has subsided;
Disembark as soon as the boat is ashore.
This is the proper way to act. |
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Don't have to stretch your mind too far, nor too many things to keep.
A couple of rocks on a shallow dish
can assume miles of mountains and rivers.
A couple of words and statements can reveal the mind of a great saint. Knowing it shows
the insights of an intellectual. |
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Only when humbled does one realize the danger of climbing.
Only when obscured does one know of the pain of being in the limelight.
In tranquility, you would realize the stress of exercise.
Keep your lips sealed, and you shall know how foolish verbosity is. |
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Only when humbled does one realize the danger of climbing.
Only when obscured does one know of the pain of being in the limelight.
In tranquility, you would realize the stress of exercise.
Keep your lips sealed, and you shall know how foolish verbosity is. |
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Only when humbled does one realize the danger of climbing.
Only when obscured does one know of the pain of being in the limelight.
In tranquility, you would realize the stress of exercise.
Keep your lips sealed, and you shall know how foolish verbosity is. |
