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,

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

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

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

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

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.