Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

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

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him