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

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.