Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.