Generally, common sense is rare in the (higher) rank.

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.

The theory has to be interpreted that extra dimensions beyond the ordinary four dimensions the three spatial dimensions plus time are sufficiently small that they haven't been observed yet.

I'm really interested in making movies that people see: I've made a lot of independent films and it's really depressing when no one sees them.

The worst financial transaction you will ever make is selling yourself short.

That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed. It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.

I told the truth, I didn't come to fool you

I see no reason why I should not live on indefinitely just as I have done, and on the whole I am more comfortable here than in Purgatory, a place that I imagine to be like the suburbs of London.

The one who tries to get something for nothing generally winds up getting nothing for something.

I am a curious person and, believe it or not, I really do like to sit back and listen to people's stories.

Bugs are not going to inherit the earth. They own it now. So we might as well make peace with the landlord.

Barnes are blessings.