Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

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

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

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

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.