885 quotes found
“Misfortune comes to all men.”
“When necessity speaks it demands.”
“When spider webs unite they can tie up a lion.”
“Everyone must row with the oars he has.”
“No rose without a thorn.”
“If we cannot do what we will we must will what we can.”
“Wood may remain ten years in the water but it will never become a crocodile.”
“No matter how much you feed a wolf he will always return to the forest.”
“He who is outside his door already has a hard part of his journey behind him.”
“The shortest answer is doing.”
“The prayer of the chicken hawk does not get him the chicken.”
“Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.”
“Go and wake up your cook.”
“He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.”
“You yourself must make the effort. The buddhas are only teachers.”
“Adam ate the apple and our teeth still ache.”
“From a fallen tree all make kindling.”
“You can't have more bugs than a blanketful.”
“A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.”
“Don't offer me advice give me money.”
