To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

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,

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.