Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset.

Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership.

No one has the right to destroy another person's belief by demanding empirical evidence.

If criticism is needed, do it tactfully. Don't use a sledgehammer when a fly swatter will do the job.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

A cigarette is a roll of paper, tobacco, and drugs, with a small fire on one end and a large fool at the other. Some of its chief benefits are cancer of the lips and stomach, softening of the brain, funeral procesions, and families shrouded in gloom and grief. Although a great many people know this, they still smoke in order to appear sophisticated.