A thick skin is a gift from God.
To look back into the past only makes sense if it serves the future.
All parts of the human body get tired eventually - except the tongue.
You have to take people as they are because there are no others.
The attack on Dresden, which was overflowing with refugees, on February 13th 1945 caused around 250,000 dead.
An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.