The elephant is the largest, but not the fiercest. The giraffe is the tallest, but not the strongest. The cheetah is the fastest, but not the wisest. The ant is the smallest, but not the gentlest.
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Only fools are born wise.
The further you venture down a river the bigger the fish.
A rose does not lose sleep because it was mocked by weeds.
If you try to test a river__ depths with both feet, you will drown.
Be like water; soft as it is, it breaks through rocks and impenetrable surfaces.
Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.
It is only safe to mock a crocodile when you have crossed the river.
You cannot tell a river in which direction it should flow, but you can steer your boat.
If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other.
If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it.
If you teach a wolf how to hunt, it will reward you by devouring you.
A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.
It is not how fast a tree grows, but how well. It is not how big a fruit is, but how sweet.
The spoon__ color does not change the soup__ taste.
Usually, if you think something's wrong, it probably is...
How initially 'to get her in the sack' and subsequently to avoid 'her giving you the sack' are not identical dilemmas faced by the male species, but they sure have a bizarre habit of being bedfellows
It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.