Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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,

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.