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,

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

Prayer changes things by changing people.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Oursubconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes, and cannot tell thedifference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What wecontinually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.