Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.

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!

You won't rise to the occasion - you'll default to your level of training.

A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.

The voice of history is often little more than the organ of hatred or flattery.

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness.

Every authentic poem contributes to the labour of poetry... to bring together what life has separated or violence has torn apart.

Let me hear the music. I'ma let the music instruct me on which way to go. Forwards, backwards, left, right. It's like boxing. I'm only as strong as my opponent.

In reality, there are very few villains who view themselves as villains. They just have a certain agenda at a certain time.

Everything having to do with human training and education has to be re-examined in light of neuroplasticity.

Empathy zooms you in on an individual and, as a result, it's narrow, it's innumerate, it's racist, it's very biased.

He changed more times than a baby in a beer-drinking contest.