The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.