Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.