If You Allow Men To Use You

A Farmer Who Had A Quarrelsome Family Called His Sons And Told Them To Lay A Bunch Of Sticks Before Him. Then, After Laying The Sticks Parallel To One Another And Binding Them, He Challenged His Sons, One After One, To Pick Up The Bundle And Break It. They All Tried, But In Vain. Then, Untying The Bundle, He Gave Them The Sticks To Break One By One. This They Did With The Greatest Ease. Then Said The Father, "thus, My Sons, As Long As You Remain United, You Are A Match For Anything, But Differ And Separate, And You Are Undone".

We Should Find Out As Much As Possible About Someone Before Coming Into Conflict With Him.

Betray A Friend, And You'll Often Find You Have Ruined Yourself.

A Crust In Comfort Is Better Than A Feast In Fear.

Our Insignificance Is Often The Cause Of Our Safety.