The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine storeys rose from a (small) heap of earth; the journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.

To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.

Better to be a crystal and to be broken, than to be a tile upon the housetop.

A good Jack makes a good Jill.

A friend advises in his interest, not yours.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.