We always prefer war on our own terms to peace on someone else's.
The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won't have that to worry about anymore.
Your children tell you casually years later what it would have killed you with worry to know at the time.
Courage doesn't know what's around the corner, but goes around it anyway.
Life is a mixed blessing, which we vainly try to unmix.
Desire is in men a hunger, in women only an appetite.