The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

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,

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.