The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

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

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

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

You can't unscramble an egg.

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

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.