The wise duck keeps his mouth shut when he smells frogs.

A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment.

One learns to itch where one can scratch.

Do not adjust your sandals while passing through a melon-field, nor yet arrange your hat beneath an orange-tree.

Eat in the dark the bargain that you purchased in the dusk.

The province of philosophy is not so much to prevent calamities befalling as to demonstrate that they are blessings when they have taken place.

One may ride upon a tiger's back but it is fatal to dismount.

He who thinks he is raising a mound may only in Reality be digging a pit.

When struck by a thunderbolt it is unnecessary to consult the Book of Dates as to the precise meaning of the omen.

Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.

He who has failed three times sets up as an instructor.

With God, the fear of failure is slain cold by success that is already hot on the way.

Time is deceptive, it gives you an impression that its with you but passes away without your knowledge

Capi will learn to read before you, Remi.

Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means 'the love of wisdom.'

The West believes the East, deep down, wants to be dominated, because a woman can’t think for herself

My life is basically a big chunk of greatness.

The intellect has only one failing, which, to be sure, is a very considerable one. It has no conscience.

Every powerful movement has had its philosophy which has gripped the mind, fired the imagination and captured the devotion of its adherents.

Hunger is the best seasoning.

Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.