Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

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

In God we trust; all others pay cash.