"A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom."

"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."

"When you drink the water, remember the spring."

"Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown."

"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

"He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument."

"Examine what is said, not him who speaks."

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

"Praise youth and it will prosper."

"Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind."

"First secure an independent income, then practice virtue."

"One kind word can warm three winter months."