There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Have adialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they alwaysstart out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference... a oneness and integration of the two opposingforces. Then the civil war is finished, and your e

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

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!

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them