...do not recall precisely where it hung, its message has made an indelible mark on me. It said: A wise old owl lived in an oak. The more he saw, the less...more he heard. Why can't we be like that old bird? Heeding this message can help us a great deal, particularly when we deal with parents in difficult...

...embroidered quotation, which might have summed up Coolidge's public persona: A wise old owl sat on an oak, The more he saw, the less he spoke; The less...more he heard, Why can't we be like that old bird? G, Trace told of a visiting Baptist preacher entertained as a dinner guest at the Coolidge home. As...

...wise — like the wise old owl in the nursery rhyme: A wise old owl sat in an oak, The more he heard, the less he spoke, The less he spoke, the more he heard, Wasn't he a wise old bird! 'All dharmas', Subhiiti, have as no-dharmas been taught by the Tathagata....

...handle." July 25, 1984 Mrs. D. has a favorite saying that she and Sandra like to say together: The wise old owl lived in an oak. The more he saw the less...spoke the more he heard. Why can't we be like that wise old bird. The administrator is leaving to run his own nursing home in Austin. I want to be the...

...beauty of growing plants, dress, music, sports, and theaters." — Spinoza "The wise old owl sat on an oak, the more he saw the less he spoke; the less he spoke the more he heard; why aren't we like that wise old bird?" Edward Hersey Richards "It is the part of a wise man to keep himself...

...you like.' This is the poem Jason wrote out: The wise old owl sat high in an oak, The more he heard the less he spoke, The less he spoke the more he heard, Why can't we all be like that wise old bird? And do you know, Jason did learn that poem. And from that moment he...

...person is saying, without theorizing, judging, denying or comparing that person to yourself. A wise old owl lived in an oak. The more he saw the less he spoke. The [ess he spoke the more he heard. Do a Reality Check Be certain you understand what your loved \/\/hy...

...of. Then share some of the results with the class. A wise old owl sat in an oak. The more he heard, the less he spoke; The less he spoke, the more he heard. Why aren't we all like that wise old bird? Nursery rhyme ACT! Y.1 TT What do you think this quote is trying...

...dropped them, but it didn't affect me none, affect me none, affect me none...." A wise old owl sat on an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke. The less...spoke, the more he heard. Why can't we be like that wise old bird? Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people....

...Elementary. Her life parable was entitled "The Wise Old OwL" It said. "There was an old owl who sat in an oak. the more he saw. the less he spoke. the less he spoke. the more he heard. now that's a wise old bird." (Courtesy Mollie Butler Lewis.) (above. left) Dorothy Carlton. a 19-M...