Find me a reasonable lover against his weight in gold.

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.

Most civilizations had more fiction than they did real history.

What is deeply felt is never lost.

I only ever wanted to feel more human.

The pattern's laid out on the bedWith dozens of colors of threadBut you've got the needleI guess that's the point in the end

People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.

I don't think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It's a waste of resources.

I wanna design a video game where you'd have to take care of all the people shot in all the other video games.

Desire is an attempt to feel the void.

I wouldn't say 'Frances Ha' is autobiographical, but it's definitely very personal.

I was one of those little girls who practiced signing autographs since I was 5 years old.