And so it happens oft in many instances; more good is done without our knowledge than by us intended. [Lat., Itidemque ut saepe jam in multis locis, Plus insciens quis fecit quam prodens boni.]

As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry. [Lat., Uxorem accepi, dote imperium vendidi.]

You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.

Where there are friends there is wealth.

Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate.

Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.

A man without life purpose is not in any way different from a wondering goat.

Faith is the subtle chain which binds us to the infinite.

CALUMNUS, n. A graduate of the School for Scandal.

The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over the harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.

I do try to live a normal life.

I got Michael Caine's book, Acting In Film, and I read it on the plane, desperately trying to glean information from him about how to adapt my craft, which was actually very helpful.

A few drinks later you're not so choosy when the closing lights strip off the shadows on this strange new flesh you've found.

Success is not a destination, but the road that you’re own.

You make me understand how wonderful it is for little lizards when they find that one special rock that's perfect for sunning themselves on. You make me lizard-happy.

I was an only child, but then my parents resettled with different partners, and I am now one of six.