Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

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

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

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

To be preparedis half the victory.

Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.