Quotation of the Day - 21 August 2004 - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Mephisto2 · 08-21-2004, 07:28 AM

I like this one...

Quote:

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become. Except in cases of necessity, which are rare, leave your friend to learn unpleasant things from his enemies; they are ready enough to tell them.

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894) - US author & physician

Mr Mephisto

CoachAlan · 08-21-2004, 01:25 PM

That is very reminiscent of the teaching of Thich Nhat Han, a Vietnamese Buddhist. The quotation above could have been taken right out of his treatise on Right Speech.

Thanks for posting, and even though I don't reply to them all, know that they are all appreciated.

analog · 08-21-2004, 03:30 PM

thanks dude, very nice words indeed, keep up the good work!

08-21-2004, 01:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
CoachAlan Psycho Location: Las Vegas	That is very reminiscent of the teaching of Thich Nhat Han, a Vietnamese Buddhist. The quotation above could have been taken right out of his treatise on Right Speech. Thanks for posting, and even though I don't reply to them all, know that they are all appreciated. __________________ "If I cannot smoke cigars in heaven, I shall not go!" - Mark Twain

08-21-2004, 03:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
analog Banned	thanks dude, very nice words indeed, keep up the good work!