The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Patience is the art of hoping.

You can't unscramble an egg.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

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

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.