To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

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

Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

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,