The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

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,

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

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

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.