Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

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

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.