A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

In the morning, lift my hands towards the heavens. And surrender my heart in prayer to the Most High God.

Divinity dwell in thee. Seek that power.

God's favor floats as it were over all this and finds joy in turning all those miseries to the greater profit of those who love Him. From toil He makes patience spring forth.

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.

More than once my mother would point out: "Harry Belafonte is the best-looking man on the planet."

Boutique hotels are great, but they get too cute. Some hotels have shoe polish. It's like, come on, this isn't 1960. No one's polishing their shoes.

May your season shine with delight and surprise.

People want to look taller and thinner. No one says, 'Ooh! Let me buy that dress because it makes me feel matronly!'

No matter how qualified you are, you won't reach a better life until you imagine it.

I just like movies, not one particular kind or genre. In fact, movies that are harder to classify I like more.