Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

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

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Sweet is pleasure after pain

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.