Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

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

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

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

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

A room without books is a body without soul

Anempty sack cannot stand up.