7 sayings with source references.
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The foolish undertake a trifling act, and soon desist, discouraged; wise men engage in mighty works, and persevere.Mágha · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 12
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Two sources of success are known: wisdom and effort; make them both thine own, if thou wouldst haply rise.Mágha · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 183
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Weak men gain their object when allied with strong associates: the brook reaches the ocean by the river's aid.Mágha · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 236
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A subtle-witted man is like an arrow, which, rending little surface, enters deeply, but they whose minds are dull resemble stones dashing with clumsy force, but never piercing.Mágha · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 278
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A man of feeble character resembles a reed that bends with every gust of wind.Mágha · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 446
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A good man's intellect is piercing, yet inflicts no wound; his actions are deliberate, yet bold; his heart is warm, but never burns; his speech is eloquent, yet ever true.Mágha · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 89
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That energy which veils itself in mildness is most effective of its object.Mágha · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 95
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