Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

They know enough who know how to learn.

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,

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.