Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.