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

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

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

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

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