Maxim[um]s

• Any woman who wants to be "wooed" is a narcissistic bitch.
• Anybody who gets off on being "patriotic" is suicidal.
• Honor thy father and mother: if they deserve it (have earned it).
• Always be polite to people who don't deserve it.

• The more of anything (or anybody) there are, the less each is worth.
• Make love, not either war or babies.
• If somebody takes offense at something you say, pat yourself on the back and pity them.
• If you don't like somebody or some thing, ask yourself: "Am I sure I am not really deeply disgusted by them?"^[1] (Don't stint!)
• Iron rusts. (Young persons' sexuality should be cultivated because all flowers eventually wilt so their bloom needs to be enjoyed while you have it.)
• Judge everything by the parts nobody looks at (or even is not supposed to).
• Being healthy can be bad for your health.^[2]
• I believe in the right to post-foetal life.
• You cannot catch a fish unless you cast your fishing line. (Albeit even then you still may not catch any fish but at least you tried.)
• I am a proud supporter of draft dodging and other forms of blasphemy.
• "To honor their legacy, you carry on with the mission." (U.S. former intelligence officer)
• "Trust but verify" (Ronald Reagen; apply this to your parents, et al.)
• "Dulce et decorum est pro patria (vivere|copulare)." (like Mr. Ben Franklin, as the rebel colonies' diplomat to France)
• Don't judge the people of the past by what we know the results of their actions were today. (Margaret MacMillan)
• The Soviet Union: There's nothing like it back home.