Only Very Coarse Persons Wanted Wars.

I Am Comforted By Life's Stability, By Earth's Unchangeableness. What Has Seemed New And Frightening Assumes Its Place In The Unfolding Of Knowledge. It Is Good To Know Our Universe. What Is New Is Only New To Us.

The Concept Of 'momism' Is Male Nonsense. It Is The Refuge Of A Man Seeking Excuses For His Own Lack Of Virility. I Have Listened To Many Women In Various Countries, And I Have Never Found A Woman Who Willingly 'mothers' Her Husband. The Very Idea Is Repulsive To Her. She Wants To Mother The Children While They Are Young, But Never Their Fathers. True, She May Be Forced Into The Role Of Mother By A Man's Weaknesses And Childishness, And Then She Accepts The Role With Dignity And Patience, Or With Anger And Impatience, But Always With A Secret, Profound Sadness Unexpressed And Inexpressible.

Some Are Kissing Mothers And Some Are Scolding Mothers, But It Is Love Just The Same, And Most Mothers Kiss And Scold Together.

You Are Right,” He Had Said. “love Is Not The Word. No One Can Love His Neighbor. Say, Rather, ‘know Thy Neighbor As Thyself.” That Is, Comprehend His Hardships And Understand His Position, Deal With His Faults As Gently As With Your Own. Do Not Judge Him Where You Do Not Judge Yourself. Madame, This Is The Meaning Of The Word Love.

Now, Five Years Is Nothing In A Man's Life Except When He Is Very Young And Very Old... - Wang Lung