I learned a great many years ago that in a fight between husband and wife, a third party should never get between the woman’s skillet and the man’s ax-helve.

Few are drawn to the person whom others avoid and neglect; people gather around those who have already attracted interest.

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Never marry someone in hope that they’ll change later.

We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party.

My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to have breakfast together, but it was so disagreeable we had to stop.

He that sows thorns should never go barefoot.

Sucking up to the biggies won’t get us anywhere.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Like associates with like.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

The minute you start compromising for the sake of massaging somebody’s ego, that’s it, game over.

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.

In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one’s rights and double one’s duties.

Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.

The more I grow in popularity, the lonelier it gets. Because you don’t really know me. You just know this part of me. You fell in love with that. But it’s way more intricate than what meets the surface.

You gotta understand: I believe a woman should praise the man, the king. If you holding it down for your woman, I feel like the woman should praise. And the man should praise the queen.

Knowledge is power.

You bring children into the world. You love them with heart and soul.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic – you need ten years before you can even call yourself a beginner.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

What good am I? I can’t have kids. I can’t cook. I’ve been divorced three times. Who would want me?

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

I’ve got a crush on my backing singer.

An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men’s imperfections, and conceal your own.

The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.

Conflict cannot survive without your participation.

For many of the world’s conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up a feasible settlement.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

Remember, it’s as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

When I think of the love I feel for each member of our family, I sense, to a slight degree, the love that our Heavenly Father bears for His children.

One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit.

One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling with the mental demon of uncharitable feeling.

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.

Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

Trust is not the same as faith. A friend is someone you trust. Putting faith in anyone is a mistake.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

I’ve had no contact with my daughter for years. That’s her choice. Anyway, you move on. If people don’t want to bother with me, fine. You know, God bless them, and move on.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

There is no darkness but ignorance.

Assuming if there’s such a thing as reality, if you have a false relationship with it, how can you do anything but fail?

I don’t eat with beautiful women alone.

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.