Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

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

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

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

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.