The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

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.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

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

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.