A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

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Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.