I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

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

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.