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

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

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

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

He understands badly who listens badly.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour