Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

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

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

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.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.