Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind.

The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.

A blue eye is a true eye; Mysterious is a dark one, Which flashes like a spark sun! A black eye is the best one.

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.

A sigh can shatter a castle in the air.

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

Public opinion is a second conscience.

Reserve may be pride fortified in ice; dignity is worth reposing on truth.

Fate is the friend of the good, the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the foolish, the enemy of the bad.

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise of mind closely allied to that which first created it.

you wanted it all to make senseand you wanted the most complicated answer, but the answer is simple.just be.

In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love.

Treat objections as requests for further information.

It is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.

Essentialism: only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter.

God orders what we cannot do, that we may know what we ought to ask him.

If I own stock in your company and you move offshore for tax reasons I'm selling your stock. There are enough investment choices here.

There can be no good art that is international. Art to be vigorous and gesund must use the material at hand.

Give generously - and receive graciously.

Once brothers, always brothers.