" No pressure, no diamonds. "

— Thomas Carlyle

" It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt. "

— Abraham Lincoln

" Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. "

— Plutarch

" People who keep stiff upper lips find that it’s damn hard to smile. "

— Judith Guest

" The earth is what we all have in common. "

— Wendell Berry

" Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate. "

— Germaine Greer