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,

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.