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.

Step after step the ladder is ascended

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

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

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.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.