No god is absent where prudence dwells.

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.

The beauty of souls is like the beauty of colours.

To win peace, fight with love not with violence.

Women are being welcomed into science fiction, but it's through the back door.

There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.

The critical question is not whether you'll have luck, but what you do with the luck that you get.

Any coach worth his salt will take a look at that and say, 'I'll take my chances with that'

One of the others shouted a translation: "The beautiful couple is beautiful.

Because if it weren’t for me, Lena and Alex would never have been caught at all. I told on them. I was jealous.

Only a crisis—actual or perceived—produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around.

Mozart 's music is very mysterious.