Mirror Proverbs

Music: The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude and Fugue in C Major
By J. S. Bach. Performed by John Sankey at Kunst der Fuge.
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--One cannot have what one wants

Unless one wants what one has.

 

--One cannot love oneself

Unless one’s self is loving.

 

--One cannot control one’s temper

Unless one tempers one’s control.

 

--One cannot fail for long

Unless one longs to fail.

 

--One cannot live in another’s shadow

Unless one shadows another.

 

--One cannot gain another’s trust

Unless one trusts another.

 

--One cannot be contented

Unless one is contented by being.

 

--One cannot be loving

Unless one loves being.

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