Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.

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 holy men sat in an atmospherereeking of antiquity, so thick with thedust of ages that you can't see through it--nor can they.

Money is not the reason that people enter teaching.

Anelka was travelling so fast that he couldn't keep his own feet

Fame, if not double fac'd, is double mouth'd, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds; On both his wings, one black, the other white, Bears greatest names in his wild aery flight.

The only thing that works with writing is that you care so passionately about it yourself, that you make someone else care passionately about it.

It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly.

If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside.

We can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE.

I don't see what the point is in growing up.

It’s easier to win the National Championship than the SEC, ask Nick Saban.