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Speak softly,
But
Carry a big stick.
- Teddy Roosevelt
Diplomacy is thinking twice
And
Saying nothing.
- Unknown
Well done is better than well said.
- Benjamin Franklin
Better silent
And
Thought a fool
Then speak
And
Remove doubt.
- Lincoln
The greatest truths are the simplest.
- Hosea Ballou
First learn the meaning of what you say,
And
Then speak...
- Epictetus
Be sincere;
Be brief;
Be seated.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Use soft words
And
Hard arguments.
- English Proverb
Fear False Evidence Appearing Real
- Unknown
We have nothing to fear
But fear itself.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Think before acting.
Hear before judging.
Listen before speaking.
- Unknown
Think much,
Speak little,
And
Write less.
- Italian Proverb
Examine what is said,
Not him who speaks.
- Arab Proverb
Fences and arguments
Always have two sides.
- Unknown
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@Gulshan
A very popular proverb! This conveys the meaning of the first one very clearly!Please add a few more !
I remember a Sanskrit shloka that means:
Speak sweet, speak true,
Not speak pleasing untruth
Not speak displeasing truth
speak pleasing truth.
(Priyam brooyat, satyam brooyat....)
Letting Go
To let go doesn't mean to stop caring;
It means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off...
It's the realization that I can't control another...
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try and change or blame another,
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective,
It is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.
To let go doesn't mean to stop caring;
It means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off...
It's the realization that I can't control another...
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try and change or blame another,
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective,
It is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.
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