Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

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

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

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

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol