Six good quotes and proverbs

1.Teach yourself to work in uncertainty.-Bernard Malamud
2.I am a pessimist because of intelligence,but an optimist of will.-Antonio Gramsci
3.Patriotism is not so much protecting the land of our fathers as preserving the land of our children.-Jose Ortega
4.Write in sand the flaws of your friend.-Pythagoras
5.Don't shake the tree when the pears fall off themselves.-Slovakian proverb
6.Do not employ handsome servants.-Chinese proverb