I trust no rich man who is officiously kind to a poor man.

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.

Is that a stake, Bones, or are you just happy with my new dress?”“In this case, it’s a stake. You could always feel around for something more, though. See what comes up.

Come to Me, all you labor and are heavy laden, and I’ll give you rest! For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.

Dogs are the magicians of the universe.

Beauty loses its relish; the graces never.

Louisiana is a place that you escape, not a place that you leave.

The goals of content are consumption, then behavior. The goals of social are participation, then behavior.

Honestly, musicals? I just can't. What if this was real life and I was just walking down the street on Rodeo Drive and all of a sudden I just burst into song about how much I love shoes?

If America were in a just war I'd volunteer for the front line. I'd do the shuffling and win the war.

I won't show a picture where a person doesn't look beautiful.

Sometimes, I wonder what I'm doing back in Los Angeles, but when you look out there... How can you complain when you see a whale cresting, matter-of-factly, as you make your breakfast?