Malicedrinketh its own poison.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

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

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.