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,

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

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

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.