Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

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

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?