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

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to