Great power which incites great envy, hurls some men to destruction; they are drowned in a long splendid stream of honors.

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.

From defilement can come much wisdom

Silence is only awkward if one cannot feel a connection with the other.

Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.

Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by trying at the outset to imitate them; by daring then to be original; by destroying one's first productions.

A pedestrian is a man in danger of his life. A walker is a man in possession of his soul.

The words are all gone, the time's been too long but it's not too late to say I'm sorry to a friend

Freedom can occur only through education.

Nobody really knows what makes a hit TV show.

Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.

When you read the Bible, it's as though it reads you.