Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.