I want it said of me by those who knew me best...

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Better to remain silent...

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought...

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.