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

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

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

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.