Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him