The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

God has created the world in play.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Stability is not immobility

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say 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

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.