A woman is not property, and husbands who think otherwise are living in a dreamworld.

Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man must develop himself; if he has them forced down him, he will vomit them out.

A friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond price

Learn to say No—and to be rude about it when necessary. Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

A monarch's neck should always have a noose around it. It keeps him upright.

It seems to me that the secret of true happiness in life is to know what you are and then be content to be that, in style, head up and proud, and not yearn to be something else.

The right to figure things out for yourself is the only true freedom everyone shares. Go use it.