Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

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

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.