Friendships aren't perfect and yet they are very precious. For me not expecting perfection all in one place was a great release.
Boys don't make passes at female smart asses.
No labourer in the world is expected to work for room board and love -except the housewife.
If family violence teaches children that might makes right at home, how will we hope to cure the futile impulse to solve worldly conflicts with force?
Like plowing housework makes the ground ready for the germination of family life. The kids will not invite a teacher home if beer cans litter the living room. The family isn't likely to have breakfas...
We need old friends to help us grow old and new friends to help us stay young.
Although Freud said happiness is composed of love and work, reality often forces us to choose love or work.