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,

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

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

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.