Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.

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.

We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war.

Treat your mind like a museum, not a warehouse

Happiness is not a destination but a choice.

More and more, he heard his spine playing stick games through his skin, singing old dusty words, the words of all his years.

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings - not your birthdays.

The negative is the score, and the print the performance.

Your idea of bliss is to wake up on a Monday morning knowing you haven't a single engagement for the entire week. You are cradled in a white paper cocoon tied up with typewriter ribbon.

The First Amendment means everything to me.

Being out of work for 13 to 15 years is no walk in the park.

You can't fake some of this chemistry, even when you get a guy and a girl and they've got to be together.