If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Only the educated are free.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

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

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.