I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

When weblame, we give away our power.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

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,