One’s shadow grows larger than life when admired by the light of the moon

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To believe in one’s dreams is to spend all of one’s life asleep To believe in one’s dreams is to spend all of one’s life asleep
When the tree falls, the shadow flies When the tree falls, the shadow flies
You won’t help shoots grow by pulling them up higher You won’t help shoots grow by pulling them up higher
Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things
If you are standing upright, don’t worry if your shadow is crooked If you are standing upright, don’t worry if your shadow is crooked

Chinese sayings and proverbs