Of all the plagues with which the world is curst, Of every ill, a woman is the worst.

There is no heaven like mutual love.

Of all the kind of pains, the greatest pain is to love and to love in vain.

Mankind, from Adam, have been women's fools; Women, from Eve, have been the devil's tools: Heaven might have spar'd one torment when we fell; Not left us women, or not threatened hell.

Beauty should be kind, as well as charm.

Marriage the happiest bond of love might be, If hands were only joined when hearts agree.

The virtuous nothing fear but life with shame, And death's a pleasant road that leads to fame.

Whoe'er thou art, thy Lord and master see, Thou wast my Slave, thou art, or thou shalt be.

Who to a woman trusts his peace of mind, Trusts a frail bark, with a tempestuous wind.

O Love! thou bane of the most generous souls! Thou doubtful pleasure, and thou certain pain.

Shall Nature, erring from her first command, self-preservation, fall by her own hand?

Nothing in business is so valuable as time.

I was an elementary school teacher.

Peter did not feel very brave; indeed, he felt he was going to be sick. But that made no difference to what he had to do.

Still shaking, in the pew, I understood that it isn't the dead we cry for. We cry for ourselves, and I didn't deserve my own pity.

History tells you if dictators are not stopped in time, they cause more damage.

When I am excited about a song I want to release it rather than wait to build up an album.

If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.

The internal conditions in Iran are worsening in all aspects. Poverty and unemployment are becoming more severe, despite the fact that Iran has turned into a developed and industrialized country.

I find the most interesting and most daring scripts tend to be for independent films.

Those who tell the stories rule society.