A proverb has three characteristics: few words, good sense, and a fine image.
Bitter is wine, but it sweetens all bitterness.
Dive into the sea of thought, and find there pearls beyond price.
Sorrow shatters my heart; And men distress it with blame, Because it follows love.
Words are like bodies; meanings are like souls.
Love blinds us to faults, hatred to virtues.