Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

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.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.