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He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.
He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.
If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is
work. Y read more
If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is
work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.
Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.
In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.
He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.
He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?
Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the
wise.
[Fr., Le silence est read more
Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the
wise.
[Fr., Le silence est l'esprit des sots, et l'une des vertus du
sage.]
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
