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.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.