If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

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,

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.