Once a Zen Master stood up before his students and was about
to deliver a sermon. Jut as he was about
to open his mouth, a bird sang. And he
said, “The sermon has been delivered.” -Joseph
Campbell
“To say the right thing at the right time, keep still most of the time.” John W. Roper Those who get in trouble most often are those cannot seem to keep still, remain silent. Life teaches many lessons. Among the best lessons of life is one my father taught me at an early age was, “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing.” The contributions we make to life via our mouth are many and varied. Most of the time, I reckon, they are not contributions at all, but things that diminish the richness of life.
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