The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

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

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !

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