A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

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

No one is rich enough to do without neighbour.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

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