Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

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

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

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

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.