Our dreams and stories may contain implicit aspects of our lives even without our awareness. In fact, storytelling may be a primary way in which we can linguistically communicate to others—as well as to ourselves—the sometimes hidden contents of ...
While a common reaction to seeing a thing of beauty is to want to buy it, our real desire may be not so much to own what we find beautiful as to lay permanent claim to the inner qualities it embodies. Owning such an object may help us realise our amb...
There are all kinds of silences and each of them means a different thing. There is the silence that comes with morning in a forest, and this is different from the silence of a sleeping city. There is silence after a rainstorm, and before a rainstorm,...
Life is a funny, funny thing. Not the ‘ha-ha’ kind of funny, but an odd kind of funny. The kind of funny that you know exists, yet you can’t place your finger on. You know it’s there, and when the funny strikes, you feel it, but you can’t c...
It may be laid down as a general rule that if a man begins to sing, no one will take any notice of his song except his fellow human beings. This is true even if his song is surpassingly beautiful. Other men may be in raptures at his skill, but the re...
The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your ...
People should not talk while they are eating or pepper may go down the wrong way.
For age and want save while you may, no morning sun lasts a whole day.
Just as a medicine may not cure a serious illness, wine will certainly not dispel your grief.
With money one may command devils; without it, one cannot even summon a man.
He who looks only at heaven may easily break his nose on earth.
You may poke a man's fire after you've known him for seven years.
May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp, and peace in your heart.
Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.
One word spoken in anger may spoil an entire life.
It's easy to say "May Allah roast the lion's mother," when the lion isn't there.
One may teach another to speak, but none can teach another to hold his peace.
With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back.
He that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day.
The cuckoo comes in April, and stays the month of May; sings a song at midsummer, and then goes away.
The heart of a man may be compared to a sausage; no one can tell exactly what's inside.
