The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion.

Animals awaken, first facially, then bodily. Men's bodies wake before their faces do. The animal sleeps within its body, man sleeps with his body in his mind.

The glance embroiders in joy, knits in pain, and sews in boredom.
When indifferent, the eye takes stills, when interested, movies.
Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.

Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don't understand us.

A women knows how to keep quiet when she is in the right, whereas a man, when he is in the right, will keep on talking.

The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.