A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

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.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

To beprepared is half the victory.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.