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,

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of cancer cell.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.