Be thankful for small mercies. The first cut is the deepest. Time is the best healer. Sticks & stones may break my bones but words can never harm me. Variety is the spice of life.
The foolish man in company does best if he stays silent; no one will know that he knows nothing, unless he talks too much; but the man who knows nothing does not know when he is talking to much. Sayings of the High One (10th century)