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

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,

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

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

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.