Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.

The moral difference between a soldier and a civilian is that the soldier accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic of which he is a member. The civilian does not.

Budget the luxuries first.

Once a man gets a reputation as a liar, he might as well be struck dumb, for people do not listen to the wind.

Sex, whatever else it is, is an athletic skill. The more you practice, the more you can, the more you want to, the more you enjoy it, the less it tires you.

It was better to live with disappointment and frustration than to live without hope.

If you pray hard enough, water will run uphill. How hard? Why, hard enough to make water run uphill, of course!