Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

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

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.