He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

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

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.