All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

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

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Nogarden is without its weeds.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.