To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

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

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,

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

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

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

When work is pleasure, life is joy.