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,

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.