I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.