Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

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

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.