"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
"When a nation or family is about to flourish, there are sure to be happy omens; and when it is about to perish, there are sure to be unlucky omens."
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Source: Confucius, Mencius (1861). “The Chinese Classics”, p.281
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