You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

Every advantage has its tax

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

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,

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

The greatest prayer is patience.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.