All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

To be preparedis half the victory.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.