A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.

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!

...but before I can live with other folks, I've got to live with myself.The one thing that doesn't abide by mojority rule is a person's conscience.

Someone asked me, 'How do you write a book?' I said, 'I live with a pen in one hand.

After a battle is over people talk a lot about how decisions were methodically reached but actually there's always a hell of a lot of groping around.

Let a man in a garret but burn with enough intensity and he will set fire to the world.

When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.

Everything we do consciously remains for us.

It's a bit unfair to accuse Obama of dividing the nation when the facts show that it already is.

I always say that you can't be afraid to ask the question. What's the worst that could happen? The answer could be "no" and you go on.

There just comes a time when it's so clear that moving on is the best decision.

What's both fascinating and challenging about investing is that the changing nature of business and finance means you can never have it all figured out.