Losing a child is probably the singular most horrible thing.
There are so many responsible, nice, kind guys out there. Why marry a fixer-upper?
If you want a weak man, you might as well marry a woman.
Learning to endure, transform by perspective or action, and be grateful is the fast lane to a good life. That's right. Having great luck and fortune is not the conduit to a loving and enjoyable life; gratitude is.
Would you stop hoping? Hope is just postponed disappointment.
I think it was much better when you got on your horse and rode two miles to talk to your neighbor.
Don't underestimate how fine you are.
Women seem not to understand, or underestimate, the profound power they have over their husbands.
Principles don't mean anything until they cost you something.
Most people are weak and frightened, and run from anything which could be upsetting. Most people, also, are takers and not givers.
There is seemingly no biological benefit to acting with conscience; if there were, only moral individuals would survive and procreate. Sadly, we know that's not true. The benefit of conscience is that you won't suffer guilt (private) or shame (public), and that by your own self-imposed definition, you are a moral human, a special kind of animal who takes unique pride in elevating him/herself above the termites.
Don't put your nose into somebody else's laundry, if you are not willing to fold your own.
Decent responsible parents are a royal pain- that's how you know when you have them [such parents].
Go do the right thing.
It is attitude, infinitely more than circumstance, that determines the quality of life. Life is often quite tough, challenging us to choose between seemingly esoteric, intangible ideals and getting goodies or good vibes right now. You have character when you most often choose ideals.
I'm quite amused by the attempt to excuse not trying harder, by claiming that perfect is not possible; it may not be, but striving toward it as an ideal is! It is in the act of 'striving' that we demonstrate character, courage, and conscience.
Language is our way of communicating what we want and who we are. By using bad language, we diminish the divine spark within us that defines our humanity.
Probably more than half of the people who go into psychology do so because they need help. I think it's their way of feeling that they have control.
Everyone has the right to go on a vacation without kids if they want.
When you change yourself to win someone's heart, you better be prepared to accept that this will now be your way of life forever.
There is no unconditional love in the universe.
Somehow we've even developed the notion that a woman who seeks to meet her husband's needs is subservient (but a husband who fails to meet his wife's needs is a pig.)
People are like nations-if you help them a lot, they hate you.
Every man knows- you criticize a woman - that's it for sex for the next year.
Psychology doesn't like to talk about evil. It likes to talk about bad childhoods. But I very much believe that some people are evil and motivation is not necessary for evil.
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