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,

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

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.