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

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

Step after step the ladder is ascended

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Neversay more than is necessary.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.