Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.