The rose and thorn, the treasure and dragon, joy and sorrow, all mingle into one.
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one's secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.