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,

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Money is what things run into and people run out of

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.