All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

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

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

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

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.