To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.