Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

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

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

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,

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.