Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they assume anger, and take courage from the very crime itself.

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.

Every once in a while you need to challenge yourself and learn new things.

There is honey in this land sweeter than any I know of, and I have cut cane in places where the dirt itself tasted like sugar, so that's saying a heap.

Complacency traps people and besiege them until longer period. The biggest challenge is to become aware of its existence and stepping out of it quickly.

All human wisdom is summed up in two words: wait and hope.

I never imagined anybody would ever come out to hear me preach. I'm just a country dairy farmer from North Carolina.

Well, it's not far down to paradise, at least it's not for me And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility.

Self confidence plays an important part in every aspect of man's life.

People seem to have a great love for names. For to know a great many names seems to look like knowing a good many things.

Ill-luck is, in nine cases out of ten, the result of taking pleasure first and duty second, instead of duty first and pleasure second.

Have you ever heard the phrase, it is better to keep your mouth closed and have people wonder if you are stupid than open it and remove all doubt? (Hakim al Harbi)