Childhood shows the man,

Childhood shows the man,
Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day
  

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The first duty of love is to listen.
Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares
Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.
Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.
No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.
The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.
In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.
I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.
It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.