Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

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,

The art of writing is the art of restraint.