Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.
Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don't understand us.
In mixed company women practise a kind of visual shorthand that they later decode in detail in other women's company.
We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors.
The family is a court of justice which never shuts down for night or day.
The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.