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,

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Sweet is pleasure after pain

Our patience will achieve more than our force.