One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.

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.

Faith is stepping out into the unknown with nothing to guide us but a hand just beyond our grasp.

Love does make everything beautiful.

We're able to influence younger generations on design and art. They might not have realized they were an artist.

Hip-hop has always been chronologically misunderstood.

We learned that a former prisoner of war had more to teach us about what it takes to find a path to greatness than most books on corporate strategy.

I believe that God is very real.

There's no embassy for the United States in Iran. So, Iranians process those in other countries.

The good thing about working on the books for 14 years before they hit the shelves is that I worked out most of the kinks long before they were published.

A poor man celebrates the New Year once a year. A rich man celebrates each day. But the richest man celebrates every moment.

Free will and consciousness is an illusion, and the self is a complex of memes.