Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry. [Lat., Uxorem accepi, dote imperium vendidi.]

You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.

Where there are friends there is wealth.

Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate.

Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.

People don't like getting older, but they do like changing

I can't get her pregnant! I'm just thirteen. You have to be a man to get a girl pregnant.

I miss those childish days of long ago, when one day was as long as twenty are now ...

Life has ill-prepared me for finding any enjoyment in a press of merrymakers.

Remember when you're young and you think your dad is Superman? And then you grow up and realized he's just a drunk who wears a cape.

To survive, our minds must taste redwood, and agate, octopi, bat, and in the bat's mouth, insect. It's hard to think like a planet, but we've got to try.

I really have to feel that I could make a difference in the movie, or I shouldn't be doing it.

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that.

Unchecked, government social programs are a security threat because they weaken the ultimate line of defense: the free-born citizen whose responsibilities are not subcontracted to the government.

I don't chase what everyone else is looking for. Being creative is all about you.