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.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.