“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.” — Confucius

“Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.” — Saskya Pandita

“There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate.” — Robert Brault

“If some people got their rights they would complain of being deprived of their wrongs.” — Oliver Herford