- A dream which has not been interpreted is like a letter unread. ~ Hebrew Proverb
- A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. ~ Henry Fielding
- A good figure is better than a reference letter. ~ French Proverb
- A happy life is made up of little things: a gift sent, a letter written, a call made, a recommendation given, transportation provided, a cake made, a book lent, a check sent.~ Carol Holmes
- A letter does not blush. ~ Marcus T. Cicero
- A letter from the heart can be read on the face. ~ Swahili Proverb
- A letter is an unannounced visit, the postman the agent of rude surprises. One ought to reserve an hour a week for receiving letters and afterwards take a bath. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
- A man who publishes his letters becomes a nudist — nothing shields him from the world’s gaze except his bare skin. A writer, writing away, can always fix himself up to make himself more presentable, but a man who has written a letter is stuck with it for all time.~ Elwyn Brooks White
- A marriage in later years sends a letter to the grave digger. ~ German Proverb
- A prudent man will read the letter from back to front. ~ Turkish Proverb
- A short letter to a distant friend is, in my opinion, an insult like that of a slight bow or cursory salutation — a proof of unwillingness to do much, even where there is a necessity of doing something.~ Samuel Johnson
- Beauty is a good letter of introduction. ~ Portuguese Proverb
- Go to the effort. Invest the time. Write the letter. Make the apology. Take the trip. Purchase the gift. Do it. The seized opportunity renders joy. The neglected brings regret. ~ Max L. Lucado
- He who writes love letters must have clammy hands. ~ German Proverb
- If I had more time I would write a shorter letter. ~ Blaise Pascal
- Letter writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company. ~ Lord Byron
- Life is too precious to be spent in this weaving and unweaving of false impressions, and it is better to live quietly under some degree of misrepresentation than to attempt to remove it by the uncertain process of letter-writing.~ George Eliot
- Never write a letter if you can help it, and never destroy one! ~ Sir John A. MacDonald
- Never write a letter while you are angry. ~ Chinese Proverb
- Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference. ~ Aristotle
- Personal contact will accomplish ten times what a cold letter will. Use that personal touch! ~ John J. Wilson
- Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl. ~ Ernest Hemingway
- The first love letters are written with the eyes. ~ French Proverb
- The word that is heard perishes, but the letter that is written remains. ~ Traditional Proverb
- To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
- Who writes love letters grows thin; who carries them, fat. ~ Dutch Proverb
- You don’t know a woman until you have received a letter from her. ~ Ada Leverson
