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

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

They know enough who know how to learn.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Power comes from sincere service