He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated, even when most on his guard.

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.

An idle mind was a recipe for disaster. Bathsheba wasn’t just teetering on the edge

Leaders can choose to grow and change, but generally the most powerful predictor of future performance is past behavior. Evaluate them realistically.

If he declares he has none, then we will know that Saddam Hussein is once again misleading the world.

The proper use of commas is often more art than science.

Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.

Over the years, I've had hundreds of shots blocked. You've got to go in and take chances.

If it doesn't make sense, you must find for the defense.

I don't visit my parents often because Delta Airlines won't wait in the yard while I run in.

Some say knowledge is power, but that is not true. Character is power.

A smile from an attractive woman at a bar very rarely ends up in any sort of sexual encounter. But a man is a fool not to push the suggestion as far as it will go, and he's that man.