Puritans will never believe it, but life is full of disagreeable things that aren't even good for you.
Being neurotic is like shooting fish in a barrel, and missing them.
Women polish the silver and water the plants and wait to be really needed.
Altruism is a hard master, but so is opportunism.
Always live up to your standards — by lowering them, if necessary.
We can never understand other people's motives, nor their furniture.