The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

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,

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

If wemanage conflict constructively, we harness its energy for creativity and development.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.