The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

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

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.