Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

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

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

The first duty of love is to listen.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Sweet is pleasure after pain

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.