At Court, every one for himselfe. [At court, everyone for himself.]

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!

The face of self-pity was universally understood.

Capitalism and socialism are tools. Each have pros and cons. For each task, use the one that makes the most sense.

We spend millions of dollars per year supplying more than adequate meals and a Koran to every detainee along with a prayer rug that meets their religious standards.

Yeah. Well. Whatever. You can't teach God anything.

If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart.

A sentimental aphorism is even more a surprise than a hard- boiled sonnet.

My childhood was extremely lonely. I was dyslexic and lots of kids make fun of me. That experience made me tough inside, because you learn to quietly accept ridicule.

The imagination is the liberty of the mind It is intrpeid and eager and the extreme of its achievement lies in abstraction.

Even to get Yahya Khan to reason was an impossible task - it only made you lose your temper.