Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

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,

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The present is never a happy state to any being