Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

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

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

Only the educated are free.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.