Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

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,

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.