If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If you want happiness for a month -- get married. If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else.

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"If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people."

- Chinese Proverb

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"Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still."

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"A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses."

- Chinese Proverb

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"A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom."

- Chinese Proverb

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"Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still."

- Chinese Proverb

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