Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

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

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.