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.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.