A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

To be preparedis half the victory.

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.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

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

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