They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

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