Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di