With eternity to draw on there could be no reason for hurrying - 'hurry' was not a concept in Martian.

No woman ever ages beyond eighteen in her heart.

There are things which cannot be taught in ten easy lessons, nor popularized for the masses; they take years of skull sweat.

Formal courtesy between husband and wife is even more important than it is between strangers.

Anything free costs twice as much in the long run or turns out worthless.

when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.

I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.