The root of the kingdom is in the state. The root of the state is in the family. The root of the family is in the person of its head.

Friendship is one mind in two bodies.

The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.

Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence

The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.

To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one's life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.

The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.

Sincerity is the way to heaven.

People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.

He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.

This whole goddam house stinks of ghosts. I don’t mind so much being haunted by a dead ghost, but I resent like hell being haunted by a half-dead one.

I think personal power is having the availability to say, 'No' to something, whatever that may be.

The last thing a man becomes progressive about is the activities of his own wife.

Most Americans would agree that Plowshares is a Theatre of the Absurd.

No one can give you magickal powers. You have to earn them. There is only one way to do this. Practice, practice, practice!

No other practice will make one more attractive in conversation than to be well-read in a variety of subjects.

My father was 65 when I was born so we didn't have much time together.

The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it.

When I was young, I was told that I had a sulky, pouty face.

We're not going to have a perfect batting average and it's important that Americans understand that.