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

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.