A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.