У старой мудрой у совы
учись молчанью средь молвы -
она чем меньше говорит,
тем больше слышит - и молчит!
A wise old owl nursery rhyme / poem
A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?