One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.

One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.

Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as read more

Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.

A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship.

A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship.

I have made decisions that turned out to be wrong, and went back and did it another way, and still read more

I have made decisions that turned out to be wrong, and went back and did it another way, and still took less time than many who procrastinated over the original decision. Your brain is capable of handling 140, 000 million bits of information in one second, and if you take hours or days or weeks to reach a vital decision, you are short-circuiting your most valuable property.

I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.

I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.

Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's read more

Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's privacy, self-respect, and interior decorating scheme. For example, men could be imported from the developing countries, many parts of which are suffering from a man excess, at least in relation to local food supply.

Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change read more

Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.

The relationships that people have - that are sexual, psychological, emotional - these relationships are not open to supervision by read more

The relationships that people have - that are sexual, psychological, emotional - these relationships are not open to supervision by parents, schools, churches, or government. Nobody has any right to intervene at all in any kind of relationship like that.

The road to wisdom? Well, it's plain and simple to express: Errand err again but less and less and less.

The road to wisdom? Well, it's plain and simple to express: Errand err again but less and less and less.