Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Renown and repose do not go together.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

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

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.