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

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.