Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.