Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.