If one is intelligent and applies himself well, what can he not accomplish? Even small bands of people, I have heard, have defeated whole armies.
Sakya PanditaWhen many work together for a goal, Great things may be accomplished. It is said a lion cub was killed By a single colony of ants.
Sakya PanditaGreat affection is often the cause of violent animosity. The quarrels of men often arise from too great a familiarity.
Sakya PanditaMuch talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.
Sakya Pandita