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

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Patience is the art of hoping.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.