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,

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

Nothing is a permanent except change.