And most of the failures in parent-child relationships, from my observation, begin when the child begins to acquire a mind and a will of its own, to make independent decisions and to question the omnipotence or the wisdom of the parent.

The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress.

Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men.

More trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions.

God cannot be solemn, or he would not have blessed man with the incalculable gift of laughter.

Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil", it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil.

As long as there are human beings, there will be the idea of brotherhood -- and an almost total inability to practice it.