There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

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

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

He whoangers you, conquers you.