What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

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

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Outside noisy, inside empty.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

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.