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

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

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

A man without imagination is like a bird without wings.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.