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 most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

Ability is poor men's wealth

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.