A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

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

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

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,

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.