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Treasure every encounter…

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IMAGE: Treasure every encounter, for it will never recur. [Once-in-a-lifetime encounter.] / Opportunity knocks but once. [Opportunity knocks only once.] / Opportunity seldom knocks twice.

Treasure every encounter, for it will never recur. [Once-in-a-lifetime encounter.] – YAMANOUE no Sôji (1544 – 90): Yamanoue no Soji ki [The Record of Soji YAMANOUE] “Ten Elements of Preparedness for Tea Practitioners” / Opportunity knocks but once. [Opportunity knocks… More »

The Child is father…

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IMAGE: The Child is father of the Man. [The Child is the father of the Man.] / A leopard cannot change his spots.

The Child is father of the Man. [The Child is the father of the Man.] – William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850): My Heart Leaps Up / A leopard cannot change his spots. More »

If you know the…

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IMAGE: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. / Know yourself as well as your enemy.

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither… More »

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