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

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.