Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
Happy the man who ventures boldly to defend what he holds dear.
There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
What is more useful than fire? Yet if any one prepares to burn a house, it is with fire that he arms his daring hands.
Pleasant words are the food of love.