A good Jack makes a good Jill.

I don't speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don't have the power to remain silent

Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that.

Fall down seven times, get up eight.

A good bark year makes a good wheat year.

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.