If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

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

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

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

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

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

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

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

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it