A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
It is wrong to follow the advice of an adversary; nevertheless it is right to hear it, that you may do the contrary; and this is the essence of good policy.