There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

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,