A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you