He who thinks he is raising a mound may only in reality be digging a pit.

There are few situations in life that cannot be resolved promptly, and to the satisfaction of all concerned, by either suicide, a bag of gold, or thrusting a despised antagonist over a precipice on a dark night

Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.

It is a mark of insincerity of purpose to spend one's time in looking for the sacred Emperor in the low-class tea shops

Where the road bends abruptly, take short steps.

One learns to itch where one can scratch.