The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.