Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.

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!

This was the price for the the strange life she had chosen, but she had gone into it with eyes open, and there was no profit in regret.

Man is to be understood only in his relation to God.

Life is spent by different people in different ways.

There's a difference between being politically incorrect and boorish. And we've seen that line crossed a dozen times by smart people who've mistaken politics for punditry.

I asked people who have already finished books for advice, which is akin to asking a mother with a four-year-old what childbirth is like.

Remember the steam kettle; though up to its neck in hot water it continues to sing.

Kind words are the music of the world.

However tight I shut my eyes, there will always be a stray dog somewhere in the world who'll stop me being happy.

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