If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.
If you keep your eyes so fixed on heaven that you never look at the earth, you will stumble into hell.
Wisdom grows in quiet places.
When you are dealing with a child, keep all your wits about you, and sit on the floor.
The milk of human kindness should be brought fresh to the table every morning.
The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.