Great Throughts Treasury

"Four things come not back - the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity."

"The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers; Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?"

"Keep the gold and keep the silver, but give us wisdom."

"It is good to know the truth, but better to speak of palm trees. "

"Proverbs are the lamp of speech. "

"The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss. "

"Visit rarely, and you will be more loved. "

"Remember, when someone stabs you in the back, you are walking ahead of him. "