By nature man without woman can feel no joy. She is his mother, his sister, his loving friend. She is seldom his enemy.

A woman with a mind is fit for any task.

I considered myself most unfortunate because God had made me inhabit a female body in this world

It is a deed of greater charity to give a bit of bread to the poor in the time of high prices and famine, than a whole loaf in the time of fertility and abundance.

Just as women's bodies are softer than men's, so their understanding is sharper.

If it has to be that wars and battles are begun for many reasons and quarrels, then they should also be avoided and shunned by better and more valid reasons.

Only the dead fail to reach out with both hands.

there is no fire without smoke but there is often smoke without fire.

The foolish rush to end their lives. Only the steadfast soul survives.

How many women are there ... who because of their husbands' harshness spend their weary lives in the bond of marriage in greater suffering than if they were slaves among the Saracens?

Poetry's object is truth.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude/

Living a life of faith is the only path that fulfills one's positive inner-self.

That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind.

Sailin' 'round the world in a dirty gondola Oh, to be back in the land of Coca-Cola!

Be loyal to what you love, be true to the earth, fight your enemies with passion and laughter.

I have witnessed the takeover of my world by plastic.

The return of democracy in our land has indeed thrown the problems of development into bolder relief.

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.

True success is the only thing that you cannot have unless and until you have offered it to others.

If you are not willing to own a stock for 10 years, do not even think about owning it for 10 minutes.