The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

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

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.