“The eyes are the window to the soul.”
“When life gives you scraps make quilts.”
“It is the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not to skin it.”
“The heart that loves is always young.”
“He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.”
“Desperate times call for desperate measures.”
“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
“A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.”
“A drop of honey catches more flies than a hogshead of vinegar.”
“A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.”
“A good husband should be deaf and a good wife should be blind.”
“Call on God, but row away from the rocks.”
“Govern a family as you would cook a small fish – very gently.”
“Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.”
“No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back.”
“It doesn’t work to leap a twenty-foot chasm in two ten-foot jumps.”
“Love makes time pass; time makes love pass.”
“Fear not a jest. If one throws salt at you, you will not be harmed unless you have sore places.”
“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.”
“You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you.”
“Faith is like a bird that feels dawn breaking and sings while it is still dark.”
“It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life.”
“May your every wish be granted.”
“Get the coffin ready and the man won’t die.”
“Two hands upon the breast, and labour is past.”
