Money lost is bewailed with unfeigned tears. [Lat., Ploratur lacrimis amissa pecunia veris.]

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.

Because how could he have done this?How could he have chosen to leave me here all alone?

He was really into family... He'd never come on the road with me on the weekends 'cause he wanted to spend time with his wife.

Having spent alarmingly large chunks of my life studying the white side of the Open Sicilian, I find myself asking, why did I bother?

Discipline gives you the freedom to be creative.

If you're a Christian, Jew or Muslim, you're equally an American. That's the great thing about America, is the right to worship the way you see fit.

I view my career like a rubber-band ball in that every role is a new experience building toward something bigger.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The world does not owe men a living, but business, if it is to fulfill its ideal, owes men an opportunity to earn a living.

I was asked to come to Chicago because Chicago is one of our 52 states.

In a story, the craftsmanship is fully exposed. A novel is like charity; it covers a multitude of faults.