Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

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

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.