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

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

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

The greatest prayer is patience.