Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

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.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.