As WArden Lawes once said of convicts, no man can be called a failure until he has tried something he really likes, and fails at it.

Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

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

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

Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble.

Many people know how to work hard; many others know how to play well; but the rarest talent in the world is the ability to introduce elements of playfulness into work, and to put some constructive labor into our leisure.

The commonest fallacy among women is that simply having children makes them a mother - which is as absurd as believing that having a piano makes one a musician.