The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to