Who speaks, sows; who keeps silence, reaps.
Italian proverbs
Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.
Benjamin Franklin
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
George Washington
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
Dale Carnegie
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
Stephen Covey
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
Napoleon Hill
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
Victor Borge
What the child hears at the fire is soon known at the minster.
French proverbs
Faults are thick where love is thin.
English proverbs
When words fail, music speaks.
William Shakespeare
If all men knew what each said of the other, there would not be four friends in the world.
Blaise Pascal
The limits of language are the limits of one's world.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
A good idea is an orphan without effective communication.
Andrew Hunt
Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.
Zig Ziglar
The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to watch someone else do it wrong, without comment.
T.H. White
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Mahatma Gandhi
Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. They make other people good-natured. They also produce their own image on men's souls, and a beautiful image it is.
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Time and words can't be recalled, even if it was only yesterday.
Estonian proverbs
To give counsel as well as to take it is a feature of true friendship.
Cicero