[A]s you grow older you will discover that the most important things that will happen to you will often come as a result of silly things, as you call them— “ordinary things” is a better expression. That is the way the world is.
—Chaim Potok
ὃ γὰρ ἐὰν σπείρῃ ἄνθρωπος, τοῦτο καὶ θερίσει. A man reaps what he sows.
—Galatians 6:7b
Chinokanganwa idemo; chitsiga hachikanganwe. The axe forgets, but the log does not.
—Zimbabwean Proverb
You must lose a fly to catch a trout.
—George Herber
The highest reward that God gives us for good work, is the ability to do better work.
—Elbert Hubbard
The wind does not respect a fool.
—Klingon Proverb
Isoja kaloja kannattaa pyytää vaikkei saisikaan. Big fish are worth of fishing for even if you don’t catch one.
—Finnish Proverb
