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,

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

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

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

Now-a-days women don't hire domestic help-they marry it.

Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

Takecare, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.