He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.Francis Bacon
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.Francis Bacon
When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.Francis Bacon
People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.Anton Chekhov
Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.Fyodor Dostoevsky
