The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

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

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.