When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

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

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.