He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

Life, Like a child, laughs shaking its rattle of death as it runs.

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

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 remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.