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

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Imaginationis the eye of your soul.

.Oneshould count each day a separate life.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.