The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.