Not all men are fishers, nor do many wish to learn to fish; they instead prefer that you continually give to them the next fish YOU […]

Proverb #813
One should eventually know: whom one insults and alienates is more likely than not, the very one sent to help one overcome insults and alienations.

Insult To Injury #423
Time spent in believing a liar is a waste of time, and the measure of belief spent is also a waste; if one especially and measurably […]

Listening Takes Practice #105
Since you were not really listening – you should try to hear again, for listening takes practice.

Irritable Stimulus #286
The commune of one guided by a haughty spirit, releases the chance of exchange with the mind of higher accord by that mind’s aversion to irritable […]

Proverb #326
When friendships begin counting favors, the odds that accompany those calculations will inevitably lead to an active struggle.

Proverb #172
To begin a task with insufficient commitment is surely to choke the process.

Proverb #415
Concerning family, the son-in-law that presents his mother’s approval as vouchsafe for the valor required in the marriage is a fool in his own right, and […]

Proverb #121
The enemy incessantly chimes “hear – look – smell – taste – feel”. Don’t!

Proverb #606
When a simple mind tells another “Everybody likes a compliment”, a wise mind hears him also say “Nobody likes an insult.”