Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Life, Like a child, laughs shaking its rattle of death as it runs.