Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

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

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Much learning does not teach understanding.