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Death And Life Have Their Determined Appointments; Riches And Honors Depend Upon Heaven.

Success Depends Upon Previous Preparation, And Without Such Preparation There Is Sure To Be Failure.

He Who Speaks Without Modesty Will Find It Difficult To Make His Words Good.

Only After Winter Comes Do We Know That The Pine And The Cypress Are The Last To Fade.

By Three Methods We May Learn Wisdom: First, By Reflection, Which Is Noblest; Second, By Imitation, Which Is Easiest; And Third By Experience, Which Is The Bitterest.