在一年之中,最重要的事情是种植谷物,对于十年的打算,最重要的事情是种植树木。
The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.
Reason to rule, but mercy to forgive: the first is law, the last prerogative.