Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.

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.

Bless God who gives you life.

If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then a friend of my enemy, is my enemy.

Let's toast a real wine expert - someone who knows a good rose goes best with bologna sandwiches.

I enjoy going to work and having a good time. It's tough when you got to work with people who just are in a bad mood all the damn time.

Instead of exhorting you to augment your charity, I will rather utter an exhortation, or at least a supplication, that you may not abuse your charity by misapplying it.

I feel like in telling stories, there are the things the audience thinks are important, and then there are the things that are actually important.

I like to hunt. After baseball, I'll go back and buy some land and do some farming.

My art would be that of living: each moment, each breath is a work inscribed nowhere.

We normally think if you're going to lend someone money, you should get some reward for doing this. In Europe, it's a tax!

Remember that you are more likely to die because you execute badly than get crushed by a competitor.