If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

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,

He whoangers you, conquers you.