All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

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

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.