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,

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

No strength within, no respect without.

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

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

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.