My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Those who trust us educate us.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.