A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

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

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

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

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

Past time is only eviil at a distance.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.