When we refuse to accept our limitations, Nature, who is a stern realist, pays us out.

A man whose every exertion is bent upon showing up the flaws in his wife's character must be at least partially responsible for some of them.

To see a shadow and think it is a tree that is a pity; but to see a tree and to think it a shadow can be fatal.

it is better in the long run to be cheated than to cheat. I have learned that there is no middle way.

to everything there is an end - except fear.

Morale is not a single instinct. It has many ingredients. A sense of personal responsibility, the natural courage of an individual, the amount of his acquired self-discipline -- and above all his interest in others -- these together make up the spirit of morale.

Personally, I think it's a good way to let a child start right in with the laws of Nature before he's old enough to be surprised at them.