Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

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