The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

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 know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.