Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

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

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They