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,

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.