Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference.

Marriages we regard as the happiest are those in which each of the partners believes he or she got the best of it.

Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong.

We must become masters of our own actions and attitudes. To let another person determine whether we will be rude or gracious, elated or depressed is to give control of ourselves. The only true possession is self possession.

It wants to be, and proclaims itself to be, 'the greatest', but greatness is not required of a country; only goodness is.

As the horsepower in modern automobiles steadily rises, the congestion of traffic steadily lowers the average possible speed of your car. This is known as Progress.

Why are we willing to accept a new mathematical formula we don't understand as the product of a brilliant mind, while rejecting a new art form we don't understand as the product of a deranged mind?