English Proverb

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.

Danger and delight grow on one stalk.

Use soft words and hard arguments.

If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden;
if you want to be happy for life, plant a tree.

Give neither advice nor salt, until you are asked for it.

A man is as old as he feels himself to be.

A stumble may prevent a fall.

He that plants trees loves others besides himself.

Proportion your expenses to what you have, not what you expect.

A full cup must be carried steadily.

Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

- English Proverb