The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see thegood.

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

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.