If a nail is lost, a shoe is broken; if a shoe is broken, a horse is broken; if a horse is broken, a knight is injured; if a knight is injured, the horse is lost A battle was won; a battle was lost, an empire was lost. -------Thousand-mile embankments were destroyed by ant nests

Nip troubles before they happen. People who do not have long-term worries must have short-term worries