Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

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

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.