Necessity, the mother of invention.

There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.

A good husband makes a good wife at any time.

Women never really command until they have given their promise to obey; and they are never in more danger of being made slaves than when the men are at their feet.

Those who know the least obey the best.

Observe this, that tho a woman swear, forswear, lie, dissemble, back-bite, be proud, vain, malicious, anything, if she secures the main chance, she's still virtuous; that's a maxim.

Charming women can true converts make, We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.

Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.

Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.

'Twas for the good of my country that I should be abroad. Anything for the good of one's country-I'm a Roman for that.

Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.

Plant the seed of desire in the field of imagination to grow the harvest of invention.

I felt the pull toward you the first time we met.

Everyone has honour and a good name. It is the only sacred thing that every person has.

'Why are you yelling at the television when you know they cannot hear you?' 'You wouldn't understand, ' said Asher, his gaze locked on the screen. 'It's a human thing.'

We may hope that machines will eventually compete with men in all purely intellectual fields.

I was never given a trial. I never went before any magistrate, nor did my parents. To this day, I do not know what the charges that were lodged against me or my deceased parents at this time.

One of the best ways to keep a great secret is to shout it.

Your experience is nutrition. You digest your experience and you grow from it.

Love your life, poor as it is.

The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast