If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

To teach isto learn twice.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

To be preparedis half the victory.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.