Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

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

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

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