Habit: the shackles of the free

When a man meets his mates society begins.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

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,

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.