If you plan for the worst, all surprises are pleasant.
Do not trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
You read too much and understand too little.
You have made a place in my heart where I thought there was no room for anything else. You have made flowers grow where I cultivated dust and stones. Remember this, on this journey you insist on making. If you die, I will not survive you long.
Times are not what they were, and we cannot be, either. If you sit and wish for what you want, you may not see it this side of the grave.
Never think I have abandoned you. When the sun shines on you, it is my smile. When you hear the breeze stir through the apple blossoms, it is my whisper that I love you. My love is yours forever.
If you ask the lion to protect you from wolves, you have only chosen to end in one belly instead of another.
A wise ruler takes advice, but should never be seen to take it. Let them think you know more than you do. It will not harm them, and it will help you.
