The first duty of love is to listen.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Pain is the outcome of sin.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

You grow up the day you have first real laugh - at yourself

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

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