The desire for change is a sign of safety.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

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.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

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,

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

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

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.