You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

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,

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.