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

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

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

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Only few men think, but all have opinions.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

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

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.