Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

As long as there is life there is danger.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

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

Neversay more than is necessary.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.