“People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.”

“People are like birds - from a distance beautiful: from close up those sharp beaks those beady little eyes.”

“Power is a drug on which the politicians are hooked. They buy it from the voters using the voters' own money.”

“God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them.”

“God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them.”

“When a man tells me he's run out of steam in the sex department I'll tell him 'Count your blessings you've escaped from the clutches of a cruel tyrant. Enjoy!'”

“If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with them, nor live in any way with...”

“When we are at peace within our marriage, the effects can be astounding! We will raise happier children, become better employees, and overall find the joy in life.”

“Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There's no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere.”