Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

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

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