Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.

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!

Leading means running fast enough to keep ahead of your people

Is there anything to lose in life? No. The only lost in life is death.

I love life. There's so much to learn and see all the time, and nothing nicer for me than to wake up, and the sky is blue.

I passionately believe that's it's not just what you say that counts, it's also how you say it - that the success of your argument critically depends on your manner of presenting it.

The worst potential bio-terrorist is nature itself.

The Academies of Art are nothing but great painting factories - those with talent are fed in at one end, and they come out as mechanical painting machines.

The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait. [The escaped mouse ever feels the taste of the bait.]

Russia can never be an empire unless it is in control of Ukraine.

Good novels are not written, they're rewritten!

I've tried to stay out of the frame more as a director.