The terror zone where the plague is prevalent is always peaceful. [Germany] Schiller: "Conspiracy and Love" is delicious to some people, but poisonous to others. [Ancient Rome] Lucretius: "On the Nature of Things" The sharpest edge is ground on the dullest stone. [English] Li Li: "Eupheis" Wind can help fire, and it can also extinguish fire. A gentle breeze will fan the flames, but a strong wind will blow them out. [Ancient Rome] Ovid: "The Medicine of Love" Pure things can only be expressed in impure things. [Historical] O. Elidis: "Maria Nefeli" The headwind for a ship entering port is the tailwind for a ship leaving port. [Japanese] Proverb Snow-white clothes get dirty easily. [Earth] Proverb There is no rose without thorns. [Hungarian] Proverb: Everything that is convenient has its inconvenience. [Meaning] Proverb Straight trees also have crooked branches. [Japan] Matsue Shigeyori: "Mao Chuucao" The more forbidden something is, the more attractive it is. [English] Chaucer: "The Canterbury Tale: The Wife of Bath's Prologue" From the same flower, the bee sucks honey and the snake sucks its poison. [Armenian] Proverb Nothing under the sun is perfect. [Switzerland] Jomini: "The Art of War" There is also the essence of beauty hidden in evil things, as long as you know how to extract it... In this way, we gather honey from weeds; we actually get it from the devil. A moral lesson. [English] Shakespeare: "Henry V" As long as there is wind, there will be waves. [English] Churchill: "Farewell" The light shines brightly. [Vietnam] Proverb The best things don’t come alone. It comes with everything. [Print] Rabindranath Tagore: "The Birds" A bow that is too tight will break. [Meaning] Proverb: Overly sharp swords and axes tend to become dull. [German] Proverb There is always a good sword in an old scabbard. [English] Benham: "Proverb" All that shines is not gold. [Soviet] Ostrovsky: "The Woman Without a Dowry" Not all things that shine are sharp swords. [Germany] Gerryhausen: "The Biography of the Stupid Westwood" What glitters may not be all gold. [English] Thomas Gray: "A Pet Cat Drowned in a Goldfish Bowl"