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,

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

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

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

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

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore