Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

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