Know that the slender shrub which is seen to bend, conquers when it yields to the storm.
The canker which the trunk conceals is revealed by the leaves, the fruit, or the flower.
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In much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade
Of that which once was great, is passed away.
Happiness is beneficial for the body but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
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