"Robert A. Heinlein - Notebooks Of Lazarus Long" - читать интересную книгу автора (Heinlein Robert A)

When the need arises -- and it does -- you must be able to shoot your own
dog. Don't farm it out -- that doesn't make it nicer, it makes it worse.

Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation
is for monks.

It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still
to be a live lion. And usually easier.

One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.

Sex should be friendly. Otherwise stick to mechanical toys; it's more
sanitary.
 Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most
gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.

Never appeal to a man's "better nature." He may not have one.
Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.

Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse.

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both
at once.

Avoid making irrevocable decisions while tired or hungry.
N.B.: Circumstances can force your hand. so think ahead!

Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.

An elephant: A mouse built to government specifications.

Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man.
Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded -- here and there, now and then
-- are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often
condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever
this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven
out of a society, the people slip back into abject poverty. This is known as
"bad luck."

In a mature society, "civil servant" is semantically equal to "civil MASTER."

When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far
away. It is time to go elsewhere. The best thing about space travel is that it
made it possible to go elsewhere.

A woman is not property, and husbands who think otherwise are living in a
dream world.

The second best thing about space travel is that distances involved make war