Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

God has created the world in play.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.