The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.

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

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

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

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.