My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

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

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.