Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

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,

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.