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

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,

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.