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The uncollected wisdom of J.Smackramblurdi
• Cannot unpleasant raindrops become
a rainbow at a distance ?
• One cannot
eat pearls
• A window that may appear to be open for a bird
is closed for an elephant
• One does not need to be rich
to write poetry
• Some very small islands are in fact
huge mountains nearly covered in water
• A bicycle does not need
more than two wheels
• Social groups are not about members
but about those who cannot be members
• If a box is closed, your knowledge
of its contents is just a belief
• The largest of nets will be of little use
if the holes are too big
• If the miller grinds the flour too
finely
it may blow away
27 OCT 09
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• He who chops firewood
is warmed twice over.
• The smoothest of pebbles
is still sharp when it breaks
• The most fearsome of warriors
still has to visit the bathroom
• Only a fool uses a stong lock
on a fragile door
• Does not the finest silk
come from a worm ?
• The tallest bamboo is always at
the center of the grove
• Do not underestimate the insignificant : A cork dropped into the ocean can easily travel the world
• If the largest turkeycock should disappear,
the flock will soon follow the second largest
• Flies rarely make mistakes
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07 JUL 09
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• When the woodcutters have cut down the last tree,
Will they not have to work in the sun ?
• A wise man is a fool who has learned.
• A pair of chopsticks is a tool.
One chopstick is just a chopstick.
• The largest of oceans
Was once a pond.
• The egg is safe in the basket,
But put on the table, will it not roll ?
• Not every caterpillar
becomes a butterfly,
Some are moths.
• The peacock astonishes everyone who sees it,
But that is all.
• Does the dam hold back the water ?
Or simply delay its passage ?
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15 JUN 09
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• A strong wind may blow away
the dust,
But also brings down the big trees.
• An ox may be stronger than a dozen men,
But drinks more water.
• Do not look up to the heavens
And always expect to see stars.
• Give a man a banana, and he can eat.
Give a man a knife, and he can cut down his own bananas.
• Few
words can achieve many things,
No words can achieve more.
• One seed brings a sunflower,
But one sunflower brings many seeds.
• Even a dog can look at an Emperor, but what does the Emperor see ?
• Many workers do not always build the wall faster - than the few.
• An applecart may carry a thousand apples,
Though if one may fall, who will notice but the rats and pigeons ?
• Fish may jump in the summer,
But a frog jumps for the whole year.
• Always look at the shoemaker’s feet,
Notice his worn-out shoes.
15 MAY 09
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