One has very little influence upon one's children. Their characters are what they are and one can do nothing to change them.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

Many people know they're working, but not what they're working.

Look At Only The Reality Because Reality Is Better Than Fantasy

Jennifer where are you going, dear? Dinner will be ready in a minute. Your brothers found a few unattended five year olds.

You are totally at the mercy of nature in this country, mate. It's just a fact of life.

There is something maddening about mediocrity that calls forth the worst in those who are forced to deal with it.

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality.

Life is all about finding challenges for yourself that you want to try to achieve.

In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently does a service to his race.

I learned from you that I do not crumble. I learned that strength is somthing you choose.