The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

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,

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.