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,

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.