It is not a good omen to meet a lot of cats when one sets out on a journey, so the Lieutenant spat three times for each cat, as his mother had taught him to do.
There isn't much that tastes better than praise from those who are wise and capable.
There is always a third possibility, as long as you have the ability to find it.
Nothing on earth can make up for the loss of one who has loved you.
More die in flight than in battle.
Young horses who cannot bear the whip or spur find life hard. At every smart they start forward and rush to their destruction, and when the way is stony and difficult, they know no better expedient than to overturn the cart and gallop madly away.