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,

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.