The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

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

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

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

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Thereare two sides to every question.

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

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp