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

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Now-a-days women don't hire domestic help-they marry it.

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.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.