All our prayers can't keep a single leaf from falling.

What makes or breaks us ultimately is our attitude toward the things we can't control.

Mutual helplessness is the essential relation between parent and child.

You can curse the wind, but you can't keep the leaves from falling.

Soon it will be autumn and we haven't the power to keep a single leaf from falling.

How our arrogance deceives us! We can't fix ourselves, but we think we can fix the world.

I can't save a single leaf: I let it fall.

The punishment for acting helpless is to find yourself at the mercy of others.

The punishment for acting helpless is to find oneself at the mercy of others.