Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

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,

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

Discord gives a relish to concord.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.