The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

People say law but they mean wealth.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

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,

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.