To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

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

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.