Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

We ought not to let either our joy at their faults or our grief at their success be idle, but in either case we ought to reflect, how we may become better than them by avoiding their errors, and by imitating their virtues not come short of them.

When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do. We should set them an example that we wish them to imitate.

Most conversations are just alternating monologues. The question is, is there any real listening going on.

Meaningful silence is better than meaningless words.

You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it is better to listen to what it has to say.

Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.

It takes two years to learn to speak and sixty to learn to keep quiet.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.