A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

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

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

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