In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.

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!

As a child, the paddy field was my playground.

You can't think on purpose about somebody or something. Either you think about them naturally or you don't think at all.

If I see an ending, I can work backward.

I started at 5 years old in the kitchen table with my family supporting me. I know where I'm from and I know exactly where I'm going.

Belonging to oneself--the whole essence of life lies in that.

Fiscal policy, monetary policy, they need to work together to try and raise the level of growth.

I had a lot of nerves for a long time about career-oriented things, and I've slowly sort of let myself relax into it a bit.

I don't always get to do a lot of bad guys.

I think that if people are having trouble communicating with one another, the least they can do is SHUT UP.

It's not the most intellectual job in the world, but I do have to know the letters.