A child is not a

A child is not a
A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
  

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Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.
Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.
When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.
Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.
Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.
It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.
Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.
Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.
Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.
Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.
Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.