A secret, like a chore, always seems to lead to another, one even more troublesome than the first.
The young see what they wish to see. The old see what they do not wish.
Nothing fruitful ever comes when plants are forced to flower in the wrong season.
Principles have a way of yielding to power.
What harm is there in dreaming, if it eases pain? What good is reality, if it blots out hope? Can a man's mind be washed without bleaching his soul?
you must not use wood to put out the fire.