The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Allthings at first appear difficult.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.