Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

If you can't love visible people, then how can u love invisible God. - Mother teresa

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.