Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

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,

Onemust talk little and listen much.

A half truth is a whole lie.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.