The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

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

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

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

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.