Luxury is more deadly than any foe.

The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.

Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt

A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.

The arrows are from her dowry.

The abject pleasure of an abject mind And hence so dear to poor weak woman kind. [Lat., Vindicta Nemo magis gaudet, quam femina.]

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.

Quis costodiet ipsos custodies? (Who will watch the watchers?)

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

Seek to know God and thy sacred self.

In writing there is art - and in art there is craft ...

An ounce of faith can overcome a ton of fear.

True progress comes not through action, but through awakening.

We need to unlearn some of our respect for education, since it has undermined our respect for ourselves.

When love's the culmination of everything you feel, then it's the only thing that's precious, it's the only thing that's real.

I never bothered about keeping track.Every now and then someone records one of my songs, and I get credit for it.

Art cannot be criticized because every mistake is a new creation

When I'm not working, I like to be comfortable. I do like to dress smart, but comfort is important.

Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.