Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

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

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.