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,

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

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.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.