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,

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

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

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.