I think there are telegrams that may or may not be available, which indicated that I very much had in mind the need to give Europe substantial aid after the war, after Lend-Lease was over.
Never be boastful; someone may come along who knew you as a child.
You may find the worst enemy or best friend in yourself.
He who digs too deep for a fish, may come out with a snake.
The rich man may wear old clothes.
When a woman is hungry, she says, "Roast something for the children that they may eat."
While the sun is still up, let people work that the earth may live.
A country can be conquered from the back of a horse but may not be ruled in the same manner.
Look for a thrifty woman -- even though it may cost you a pair of shoes.
You may laugh at a friend's roof; don't laugh at his sleeping accommodation.
A deaf man may not have heard the thunder but he surely will see the rain.
He who runs from the white ant may stumble upon the stinging ant.
One who sits between two chairs may easily fall down.
What men usually ask for when they pray to God is, that two and two may not make four.
He who peeps through a hole may see what will vex him.
In large rivers one finds big fish but one may also be drowned.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Eggs may be smarter than the chickens, but it doesn't take long for them to stink.
I have chosen a life that depends on one’s awareness that every breath may be his last, every step may bring his downfall, and every word may stir betrayal. In truth, I must live in conscious ignorance of the mere thread that holds my life aloft, t...
It is far. But there is no journey upon this earth that a man may not make if he sets his heart to it. There is nothing, Umbopa, that he cannot do, there are no mountains he may not climb, there are no deserts he cannot cross; save a mountain and a a...
Hatred is very powerful. It can overpower love. When a man burns in the fire of hatred, he cannot feel any love, and is willing to destroy his enemy even if it kills him. It is amazing to note that a leader who may be driven to act against another in...