Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

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

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.