The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

All thingsat first appear difficult.

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,

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.