If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

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,

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.