Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

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

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Better hazard than always be in fear.