A great quote from a very wise man:
He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know. — Lao Tzu
Photo is from our Pearlbush buds...
One blogger friend I admire is Samtpfote FIONA as she always has the most precious quotes in a photo (Zitat im Bild)...
lovely bud. a quote to ponder, too.
ReplyDeleteDearest Theresa,
DeleteOh, that bud was so lovely for this photo and unfortunately we could hardly make any photos due to so much rain at the wrong moments. But this was worthwhile.
Lao Tzu left us with a lot of wisdom!
Hugs,
Mariette
Your bud makes a lovely sight and the quote is so true.
ReplyDeleteDearest LV,
DeleteThank you and yes, the older we get the more we come to see these ancient words of wisdom being so true.
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedas ist ein weiser Spruch.
Sonnige Grüße
Elisabeth
Liebe Elisabeth,
DeleteJa sicher, der Lao Tzu war ein weiser Mann.
Sonnige Grüsse zurück zum ersten Mai Tag!
Mariette
I like the bud, the quote I am not sure, why not speaking about something you know?
ReplyDeleteBeste Marianne,
DeleteJa, deze erg korte en meer dan 1500 jaar oude spreuk van Lao Tse is in het Nederlands: Zij die weten, spreken niet; zij die spreken, weten niet.
Mogelijk is dit hetzelfde:
What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth. Yiddish Proverb
Liefs,
Mariette
Bella frase cara Mariette, fa riflettere.
ReplyDeleteE il tuo fiore? Non penso di averlo mai visto qui da noi, adesso vado a sbirciare qualche notizia su internet...
V.
Cara V,
DeleteMolto fa riflettere davvero; breve e al punto. Di sicuro hai questo Exochorda in Italia. Quello che vi mostro qui sono i boccioli dei fiori, non aperti come assomigliano perle. Spero che aveva un felice primo maggio.
Baci,
Mariette
Love this quote and so true. Hugs my dear friend to you and Pieter. xo
ReplyDeleteDearest Celia,
DeleteHard to imagine that Lao Tzu did have that much wisdom at such an early time in history!
Sending you blessings for a beautiful spring!
Mariette
Really wise words, dearest Mariette!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful weekend!
Love and hugs
Claudia
Dearest Claudia,
DeleteThat is true, coming from a very wise man.
At least we do have a very sunny weekend!
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedu zeigst wieder eine wunderschöneBlüte.
Ich mag die Zitate der alten weisen Chinesen.
Einen schönen ersten Maifeiertag wünscht Dir
Irmi
Liebe Irmi,
DeleteJa die Knospe der Exochorda sieht wirklich aus wie eine Perle, vonwegen ihrenNamen.
Die alten weisen Chinesen haben uns sehr viele Zitaten hinterlassen die immer noch Wert haben.
Wir kennen hier keinen ersten Maifeiertag aber ein sehr sonniger Freitag!
Liebe Grüsse,
Mariette
Happy May Day and happy month, dear Mariette!!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely bud of your pearlbush....I will look forward to seeing the flowers!
Dearest Marie-Anne,
DeleteThank you, however it is not being celebrated like you do in Europe!
The flowers already got knocked off by heavy rain... We have to wait another year I'm afraid!
Hugs and happy weekend to you.
Mariette
Ciao Mariette,buon mese di maggio!Baci,Rosetta
ReplyDeleteCara Rosetta,
DeleteGrazie e anche voi un buon mese di maggio con tanti fiori.
Baci,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteLao Tsv was very wish man!
We having are cold days in the morning..But I feeling better then last years.
Hugs and Love boh of you!
Michiko
Dearest Michiko,
DeleteHe sure was very wise and especially for his time!
Here it also is quite chilly in the mornings this week. Glad to hear that you are improving each year that you move farther away from your tragic accident. Never give up hope as it takes time for healing.
Hugs and love with admiration as usual; from both of us.
Mariette
Dear Mariette,what a lovely quote and so true,indeed!!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a wonderful weekend!Here it's getting very hot!!Hugs!
Dimi...
Dearest Dimi,
DeleteThank you and it is no doubt a lovely quote.
Happy weekend to you as well.
Hugs,
Mariette
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ReplyDeleteLindo post.
Ótimo fim de semana!
Beijinhos..·°هჱ
❤ه° ·.
Dearest Inês,
DeleteThank you and happy weekend to you as well!
Hugs,
Mariette
Que bonito capullo de flor !! Se nota la bella primavera !! Que tengas un lindo día amiga
ReplyDeleteDearest Angélica,
DeleteThose flower buds of the Exochorda the Bride, also called pearlbush, look very pretty indeed.
We had a lovely day and I'm happy at home with a dear friend!
Hugs,
Mariette
liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteich mag solch wundervoll weise Sprüche in Verbindung mit einer schönen Blüte total gerne -
danke dir -
hab einen schönen Sonntag -
herzlichst - Ruth
Liebe Ruth,
DeleteDanke und ja es ist eine Kombination die viel Tiefe hat!
Auch ein schöner Sonntag wünsche ich euch.
Liebe Grüsse,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette
ReplyDeleteThose words are very true ...
For better or worse.
Hugs to you
Kajsa
Dearest Kajsa,
DeleteThose words stood the tooth of time and remain forever true.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dat is een mooie spreuk ....
ReplyDeleteik wens je een fijne maand toe lieve Mariette .
groetjes Nieneke
Lieve Nieneke,
DeleteJa dank je en jullie ook een hele fijne maand na de viering van de 1ste mei!
Liefs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteLove the sweet little bud and the quote is so true
Hope you are enjoying the weekend
hugs
Carolyn
Dearest Carolyn,
DeleteThank you and together with that great quote it was a lovely combination.
We are from now on as we worked so hard and just got back from the airport where we picked up a dear friend! Happy weekend to you as well.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette; Great Quote with pretty sweet bud♡♡♡ Hope you could relax a little during the weekend, dear friend.
ReplyDeleteSending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*
Dearest Miyako,
DeleteThank you and indeed a great quote. The pearl bush bud is so special looking and unfortunately we could not photograph the blossoms because of heavy rain. Well, the weekend was quite hectic but I at least slept very tight last night and today we had a lovely lunch at an Italian restaurant with a 97 year old lady friend! Our guest did meet her also in 2008 at a dinner we had for Pieter's birthday.
Sending you hugs and love from Georgia/USA.
Mariette
Una massima piena di verità Mariette. Peccato che non venga "applicata" come dovrebbe....Un abbraccio. Paola
ReplyDeleteCara Paola,
DeleteChe è davvero un peccato, ma alcune persone non sembrano mai di imparare!
Invio di abbracci.
Mariette