The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.
When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it.
We all face death in the end. But on the way, be careful never to hurt a human heart!
How could you reach the pearl by only looking at the sea? If you seek the pearl, be a diver: the diver needs several qualities: he must trust his rope and his life to the Friend's hand, he must stop breathing, and he must jump.
Beyond the rightness or wrongness of things there is a field, I'll meet you there
Break your pitcher against a rock. We don't need any longer to haul pieces of the ocean around.