Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Renown and repose do not go together.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

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