Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

Ittakes time to save time.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.