"One does not try to placate an angry man." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Light is perceived only out of darkness." ~~ The Prince and the Hermit
"Who once did a clever thing is not yet to be considered wise, and who once did a foolish thing not yet a fool." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"The man that swears many oaths will be filled with iniquity." ~~ Ben Sira 23:11
"Words that do not come from the heart will not enter the ear." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra
"A soft answer turns away wrath. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 15:1
"The shoe according to the foot and the style according to the contents." ~~ Reuven Breinin
"Wisdom is better than jewels." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 8:11
"A man of good sense guards his tongue and attends to his own affairs." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"Sanity is a cozy lie." ~~ Susan Sontag
"Even the wisest of kings needs advice." ~~ Meiri
"God takes nothing from the world until He puts something else in its place." ~~ Midrash Hagadol
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