We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

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

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.