O Poverty, thy thousand ills combined Sink not so deep into the generous mind, As the contempt and laughter of mankind.

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.

History is important because it teaches us about past. And by learning about the past, ypu come to understand the present, so that you may make educated decisions about the future.

It looks to me to be obvious that the whole world cannot eat an American diet.

Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.

The ideal is not believing in, but believing from.

If you buy the why, the how is infinitely bearable

I will perform the function of a whetstone, which is about to restore sharpness to iron, though itself unable to cut. [Lat., Fungar vice cotis, acutum Reddere quae ferrum valet, exsors ipsi secandi.]

I'm a minimalist. I don't really need much to enjoy a good holiday - just my family and the bare essentials.

The aphorism wants to be at the same time both main line and off beat.

I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside, could knock against the wall and hear an answering knock from within.