It is a great plague to be too handsome a man. [Lat., Nimia est miseria nimis pulchrum esse hominem.]

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.

7 things negative people will do to you. They will... 1. Demean your value

Grace is always sufficient, provided we are ready to cooperate with it.

I moved to Lucerne, where I have lived happily with my family ever since.

People are just like farm equipment. They rust out quicker than they wear out.

Engagement is the good life. What could be more exciting than getting involved in something that you care about and joining with others and seeing something change? What could be more thrilling?

You have success within. It's up to you to bring it out.

I just love variety. I love being able to do different things. Do period pieces and sci-fi. I love being able to move between genres and be flexible.

The thing that makes me feel most alive would be when I'm hanging out with my family and feeling my connection with them and feeling safe and content in that.

Joy waits on welcome, not time.

You also want to fire people who a) create office politics, and b) who are persistently negative.