“People will tell us that without the consolations of religion they would be intolerably unhappy. So far as this is true, it is a coward's argument. Nobody but a coward would consciously choose to live in a fool's paradise. When a man suspects his wife of infidelity, he is not thought the better of for shutting his eyes to the evidence. And I cannot see why ignoring evidence should be contemptible in one case and admirable in the other.” PeopleMenShouldWould BeEyeCasesWifeFoolEvidenceArgumentUnhappyParadiseHis EyesSuspectsCowardInfidelityConsolationAdmirable Book:Last Philosophical Testament: 1943-68 Source: Last Philosophical Testament: 1943-68
“I love books, food, music, sleep, people who work, heated arguments, the United States of America, and my wife and children. I dislike politicians, preachers, genteel persons, people who do not work or are on vacation, closed minds, movies, loud noises, and oiliness.” PeopleMindChildrenPersonsBookStatesAmericaSleepUnitedUnited StatesWifePoliticianArgumentMy WifeNoiseLoudDislikeVacationPreacherUnited States Of AmericaClosed MindLoud Noises Author:Rex Stout
“Winning an argument with your wife is like winning the war with Iraq. Once you win, you're in even more trouble.” WarWinningWifeTroubleArgumentIraqWinning An Argument Author:James Carville
“Wrote a science fiction novel about a man who wins an argument with his wife, but it was rejected for being too farfetched.” MenWinningFictionNovelWifeArgumentScience FictionRejectedFiction Novels Author:Dana Gould