The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.