The truth can be a bad choice for a wise man.
Can’t be unhinged without loosening the screws a bit every day.
You can’t keep a big dog locked up forever. Sooner or later, he’s got to run.
These days, a sheep must wear a wolf’s skin to graze.
You can’t force a square peg into a round hole just because you prefer it to fit.
When you’re on top of something, such as a moral threshold or a mountain, there’s nowhere to go but down.
What we know is a drop, what we don’t know is an ocean.[to Claudia][Was wir wissen, ist ein Tropfen. Was wir nicht wissen, ein Ozean.]
The same wind that seeks to blow out a fire may also cause its spread.
The older I get, the more I realize that age doesn’t bring wisdom. It only brings weary.[voiceover]
The frog trapped in the well does not understand the sea.
Out of the acorn of a simple kindness, an oak tree of happiness will grow.
My dad, he always said, “Surround yourself with people smarter than you.”[to Madelyn]
