Beauty, German Proverb

Roses and maidens soon lose their bloom.

- German Proverb

Endeavor, English Proverb

Many a man has turned and left the dock just before his ship come in.

- English Proverb

Judgement, Chinese Proverb

盖棺论定[gàiguānlùndìng]

- 中國俗談

Only when a man is dead can he be judged.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Italian Proverb

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After the ship has sunk, everyone knows how it might have been saved.

- Italian Proverb

Tinted autumnal leaves in Korea

Generation, Chinese Proverb

長江後浪推前浪
Simplified: 长江后浪推前浪
Transliteration (pinyin): Chángjiāng hòulàng tuī qiánlàng

- 中國俗談

The Changjiang River(長江) waves behind drive the waves ahead.

- Chinese Proverb

Meaning: Each new generation excels the last one.
汉语成语俗语对照词典. 南京大学出版社. 2008. p. 162. ISBN 7305052116.

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Life, Indian Proverb

Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work.

- Indian Proverb

Fall in FujiSan (富士山)

Endeavor, Western Proverb

He that will thrive, must rise at five.

- Western Proverb

Advice, Western Proverb

A rose too often smelled loses its fragrance.

- Western Proverb

Tinted autumnal leaves in Baekyangsa, Korea

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

Description	English: Mound with spatter from the Iki eruption in 1959 and in the background Kilauea caldera with Halema'uma'u crater - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii (Big Island), Hawai
Date	31 October 2013
Source	http://commons.wikimedia.org/
Author	Hermann Luyken
Camera location	19° 24′ 53.62″ N, 155° 14′ 32.85″ W
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