God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

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!

Let the gladness of your soul blossom.

Sometimes, the most brilliant and intelligent minds do not shine in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds.

Positive thinking is the sword of life.

And this I hate - not men nor flag nor race But only War with its wild grinning face.

Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.

I'd love to do another television series. I really love the writing process, and as an actor I really like how much you get to examine in television.

Patriotism corrupts history.

Furthermore, when there is cheating, the cheating needs to be called. And I see that the administration has become much more aggressive on that front [of retraining people who get displaced].

When I talk of hearing a poet's voice speaking, I always think of it as in the presence of the man.

If you would conquer Love, he must be fought At his first onslaught; sprinkle but a drop Of water, the new-kindled flame expires.