No one knows a son better than the father.

Chinese Proverb

If the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, it's because they take better care of it.

Cecil Selig

Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.

Rumi

Never laugh at live dragons.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Even from a foe a man may learn wisdom.

Greek proverb

There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the earth.

Rumi