Rome wasn’t built in a day.

It is not the last blow of the ax that fells the tree.

He who hesitates is lost.

Never say die.

If you wish to drown, don’t torture yourself with shallow water.

If you want a crop for one year, grow millet. If you want a crop for ten years, grow a tree. If you want a crop for a hundred years, grow men.

Look for a thing until you find it and you’ll not lose your labor.

If you don’t scale the mountain, you can’t view the plain.

One may go a long way after one is tired.

The mason who strikes often is better than the one who strikes too hard.