One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

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

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.