Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

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

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.