You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

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

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.