Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

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,

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.