Time and place often give advantage to the weak over the strong.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

Happiness is not a destination. It cannot be bought, sold or traded. Happiness is the gift of the journey.

It’s never easy to stand when the storm hits. And that’s exactly the point. By sending the wind, He brings us to our knees: the perfect position to pray.

Debt is the most effective way to take a relation of violent subordination and make the victims feel that it's their fault.

Folly growes without watering.

The devil is in the details, and everything we do in the military is a detail.

Analogue dollars for digital pennies.

When I was growing up, I was always on stage but I loved other things.

I am a hard-core believer that the clean desktop is the way to go... At the same time, we told OEMs that if they were going to put a bunch of icons on the desktop, then so were we.

Don't get depressed when you read the press about world revolution and social unrest. Try not to panic when you switch on the news and see crooked politicians and unemployment queues.

Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person.