Wise people talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.

Wise people talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.

All of us are watchers--of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway--but few are observers. Everyone is looking, read more

All of us are watchers--of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway--but few are observers. Everyone is looking, not many are seeing.

You can see a lot just by observing

You can see a lot just by observing

Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.

Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, read more

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And, because we fail read more

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And, because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change until we notice how our failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.

A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning lead to truth.

A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning lead to truth.