Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

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.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.