There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

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

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.