once upon a time all the rivers combined to protest against the action of the sea in making their waters salt. "When we come to you," sad they to the sea, "we are sweet and drinkable; but when once we have mingled with you, our waters become as briny and unpalatable as your own." The sea replied shortly, "Keep away from me, and you'll remain sweet.

He who incites to strife is worse than he who takes part in it.

If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all.

Persuasion is better than force.

It is one thing to conceive a good plan, and another to execute it

He who plots to hurt others often hurts himself.

Children are not to be blamed for the faults of their parents.