Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

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

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

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