There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

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

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.