There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

A faithful friend is medicine of Life.

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

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.