Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

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

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it