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“He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back.”

Wells Speak Behinds Friends My Friends Behind My Back

Author:Thomas Fuller

“When our friends are present we ought to treat them well; and when they are absent, to speak of them well.”

Wells Speak Friends Ought Treats Absent

Book:Enchiridion

Source: Enchiridion

“Zen is the enemy of analysis, the friend of intuition. The Zen artist understands the ends of his art intuitively, and the last thing he would do is create categories; the avowed purpose of Zen is to eliminate categories! The true Zen-man holds to the old Taoist proverb, Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”

Knows Men Art Ends Lasts Purpose Artist Speak Enemy Friends Intuition Analysis Categories

Author:Tom Hoover

“[H]ow do I pity those who (assuming the name of friends) surround themselves with maxims importing the wisdom of doubt and suspicion, 'til they impose on themselves that very hard task of laboring through life without ever knowing a human creature to whom they can make the proper use of language and freely speak the dictates of their hearts!”

Humans Heart Hard Use Values Names Speak Language Friendship Knowing Doubt Friends Creatures Tasks Assuming Pity Surround Suspicion Maxims Use Of Language

Author:Sarah Fielding

“Never speak ill of an absent friend.”

Speak Friends Ill Absent Absent Friends Absent Mindedness

Book:The Rope and Other Plays

Source: The Rope and Other Plays

“For maximum impact, listen more and speak less.”

Speak Friends Impact Maximum Speak Less

Author:Willow Bay

“The mind is key. If anything should be considered a god, so to speak, it is the mind, not money. A healthy positive mind is the utmost priority. But if we were to reverse the order of these priorities, what would happen? I find it hard to imagine how a person with great wealth, bad health, no friends, and no peace of mind could feel even slightly happy.”

Source: Imagine All the People: A Conversation with the Dalai Lama on Money, Politics, and Life As It Could Be