There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

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

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.