you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

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

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

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.

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

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived