1499  The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.

1456  Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.

1287  Never go out to meet trouble. If you will just sit still, nine cases out of ten someone will intercept it before it reaches you.

1039  Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become. Except in cases of necessity, which are rare, leave your friend to learn unpleasant things from his enemies; they are ready enough to tell them.

1222  It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right - especially when one is right