Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

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

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

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.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Patience is the art of hoping.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

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

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.