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

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

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

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you