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,

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

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

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.