As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

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

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem