Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

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

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.