Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.
It had only one fault. It was kind of lousy.
You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.
Go often to the house of thy friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path.
It is not enough to aim; you must hit.
A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top .
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...'