A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb.
The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father.
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
Wherever the tree of beneficence takes root, it sends forth branches beyond the sky!
He will deal harshly by a stranger who has not been himself often a traveller or stranger.