Do not pluck the beard of a dead lion. [Lat., Noli Barbam vellere mortuo leoni.]

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.

But remember, there's no greater gift than the present.

Better to wear out than to rust out.

I believe every single person on this planet is a dreamer but you have to make a vigorous effort to make it in life.

I am itching to criticize some well-regarded writers' works, but I am not doing it because I am perfectly aware that my critique could easily be reduced to envy or just plain meanness.

Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts are not worth the expense

Writing sucks. I think it's terrible. Writing is not fun, and don't trust anyone who claims to enjoy it. Liars!

I dont believe God's called me to survive the world but to change it for His glory.

The personal is political, but only to a point.

Daniel gave all the glory to God; he took none of it for himself. There is no limit to what God will do for the believer who will let God have all the glory.

After all, the supreme virtue in all art is soul, perhaps it is the only thing which gives art a right to be.