Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

Every advantage has its tax

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.