A stone is frozen music
Do not even think of doing what ought not to be done.
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
In this theater of man's life, it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on.
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.