With money one may command devils; without it, one cannot even summon a man.
He who looks only at heaven may easily break his nose on earth.
You may poke a man's fire after you've known him for seven years.
May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp, and peace in your heart.
Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.
One word spoken in anger may spoil an entire life.
It's easy to say "May Allah roast the lion's mother," when the lion isn't there.
One may teach another to speak, but none can teach another to hold his peace.
With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back.
He that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day.
The cuckoo comes in April, and stays the month of May; sings a song at midsummer, and then goes away.
The heart of a man may be compared to a sausage; no one can tell exactly what's inside.
Because theres one thing stronger than magic: sisterhood.
Kings may usurp thrones, republics may be established, but the town scarcely stirs. Plassan sleeps while Paris fights.
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Love and respect all people. Hate and destroy all faith.
No one has yet determined the power of the human species . . . what it may perform by instinct, and what it may accomplish with rational determination.
While parchment may burn and gold may be stained or melted down, the things that are truly important to us will never lose their value.
Illusions may flatter us, confuse us, or betray us, Drakkonwehr. Or they may be images we cling to when the truth is too difficult to face.
One person may look and only see a tree, whereas others may look and see a tree with leaves.
Still, there may be technologies that are very useful in identifying people over the age of 18 because they have all kinds of identifying characteristics, while those same tech may be useless for 12- and 13-year-olds.
