Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

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

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

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

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,