Expertise in one field does not carry over into other fields. But experts often think so. The narrower their field of knowledge the more likely they are to think so.

Another ingredient in a happy marriage: Budget the luxuries first!

Don't explain computers to laymen. Simpler to explain sex to a virgin.

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.

Anyone can see a forest fire. Skill lies in sniffing the first smoke.

Gratitude is a euphemism for resentment.

The Ten Commandments are for lame brains. The first five are solely for the benefit of the priests and the powers that be; the second five are half truths, neither complete nor adequate.