If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

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

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.