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.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

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.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.