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

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

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

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

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