you cannot build

you cannot build
you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.
  

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God made time, but man made haste.
Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.
Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.
Hold a true friend with both your hands.
The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.
Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.
Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.
People loan their trust, they don't give it.
Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.
My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.