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

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

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

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.