Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

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

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

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Pain is the outcome of sin.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.