I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

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,

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

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

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.