Bonsai of Thoughts (Translated)

Bonsai of Thoughts: One Hundred Seventy-One

1. Not love, but friendship.
Not passion, but peace.

2. I speak wrongly...
Not because I don't know what's right,
But because you don't know what's right.
It's easier to play the fool
Than to be beaten by one.

3. In this country, people think civil service officers are wise,
And tell the truly wise to sit for civil service exams.
After all this, you still expect the pursuit of knowledge here?

4. If loving someone is a sin,
Then annoying someone is a cardinal sin.

5. When love strikes, even a crow's throat
Rises with the cuckoo's sweet song.

6. What man dreams of never having
Falls squarely on his shoulders.

7. There are two ways to survive in society:
Either you must follow the law,
Or you must have the power not to.

8. The first condition of falling in love:
Being unable to catch lies, or pretending not to.

9. Two kinds of people lie the most:
Those who practice politics,
Those who try to make someone fall in love.

10. People
Want freedom with their lips,
Want money in their hearts.

11. Those who know you least wrongly
Are the ones you don't know at all.

12. The sorrow you've gained by making someone happy—
Don't seek comfort for it from someone
You'd object to making happy.

13. The less one's power of thought,
The greater one's power of belief.

14. Buying books gives the comfort of reading.

15. Give more than what's sufficient,
And in return
You'll only get disdain.

16. What needs to be taken back,
If not taken back,
Often leads to extra trouble.

17. Marry for the job,
Die searching for love.

18. Even a busy person's smile
Is just part of their busyness.

19. People only give time to that fool
Who has friendship with the powerful.

20. An annoying person is not annoying
As long as they're useful for something.
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