I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.

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.

Stories exist to entertain and inspire us. They’re merely veils of hope for when we see the ugliness of the world.

A wave of saudade swept over me as I realized home never existed at all. The concept of home felt far from my reach, and I felt sick with longing.

He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

Justice therefore demands that no one should do more ruling than being ruled, but that all should have their turn.

We over estimate technology in the short term and under estimate technology in the long term.

You swore you wouldn't shout. If it's not your punch, then it's your pout.

Environmental challenges have the power to deny equality of opportunity and hold back the progress of communities.

The crowns of kings do not prevent those who wear them from being tormented sometimes by violent headaches.

The death of an illusion tends to disconcert.