A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate

The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.

Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt

A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.

The arrows are from her dowry.

The abject pleasure of an abject mind And hence so dear to poor weak woman kind. [Lat., Vindicta Nemo magis gaudet, quam femina.]

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.

Quis costodiet ipsos custodies? (Who will watch the watchers?)

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

To live an effective life, you must understand the essence and secret of life

Immature poets imitate: mature poets steal.

Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is.

You get an image after you act in a film, but it is not necessary that you last long because of that image.

If thou expect death as a friend, prepare to entertain it; if thou expect death as an enemy, prepare to overcome it; death has no advantage, but when it comes a stranger.

Do you know your particular fears? And what do you usually do with them? You run away from them, don't you, or invent ideas and images to cover them? But to run away from fear is only to increase it.

I was to Japanese visitors to Washington what the Mona Lisa is to Americans visiting Paris.

The courage of leadership is giving others the chance to succeed even though you bear the responsibility for getting things done.

A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.

Any Beatles song is perfect. It gets to you right away.