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,

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

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

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.