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

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.