No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

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

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived