Quotations

"Where there is veneration, even a dog's tooth emits light."

— Tibetan proverb

"I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders."

— Jewish proverb

"Fall seven times. Stand up eight."

— Japanese proverb

"Talk doesn't cook rice."

— Chinese Proverb

"Corn can't expect justice from a court composed of chickens."

— African proverb

"It is in the shelter of each other that people live."

— Irish proverb

"The spirit of man is the lamp of God."

— Proverbs 27:20

"The righteous will fall seven times and rise again."

— Proverbs 24:16

"If I try to be like him, who will be like me?"

— Yiddish proverb

"Write you sorrows in sand and etch your joys in stone."

— Chinese proverb

"Whether you stir garbage clockwise or counterclockwise it is still garbage. Better to stop stirring and spend your energy stirring pearls of goodness."

— Hasidic proverb

"There is no free cheese except in a mousetrap."

— English proverb

"Two things people throughout history have had in common are hatred and humor. I am proud that I have been able to use humor to lessen people's hatred."

— Richard Pryor, American comedian, born December 1, 1940

"If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do."

— Richard Pryor, American comedian, died December 10, 2005