You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

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,

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

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

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.