Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

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

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Nevercut what you can untie.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Life, Like a child, laughs shaking its rattle of death as it runs.

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

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.