Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

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

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Ittakes time to save time.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.