There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

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

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.