One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

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

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

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

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

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

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.