It's no good talking to a man with an apology for a brain.
The Japanese say, if the flower is to be beautiful, it must be cultivated.
What do you know what goes on inside a man's mind? Outside he may look like a gentleman, but inside ' e may 'ave the 'ankering for murder.
Forgive your enemies, but first get even.
I am the scroll of the poet behind which samurai swords are being sharpened.