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,

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Every advantage has its tax

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.