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

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

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

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.