A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

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

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

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.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Step after step the ladder is ascended