Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

The property of power is to protect.

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

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

Life, Like a child, laughs shaking its rattle of death as it runs.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.