Hold mirth tight against your breast, but answer every injury with bladed heart.

When the winds of change blows, some people build walls and others build windmills.

A loan is the scissors of friendship.A man’s own tongue may cut his throat.The cage has no value without the bird.

Ask not for a lighter load but for broader shoulders

Whoever has taught me one letter has made me his slave.

Without shame, without conscience.

It is better to make an irrational noise in a bush than in a desert.

Learn about hornets from those who have been stung by them.

There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way.