Revenge, we find, the abject pleasure of an abject mind.

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.

Life gives us choices. You either grab on with both hands and just go for it, or you sit on the sidelines.

Love is not about staring at each other, but staring off in the same direction.

The thing I love most about my job is watching people age backward, becoming more lively and energetic as they free themselves from situations that are toxic to their essential selves.

There is no security for any power unless it be a security in which its neighbours have an equal share.

Six months later I was in Paris. I was 16, and it all started to happen.

He does not have to know us so well, but He chooses to.

I hate sets. I've always hated sets. I think that if you have a dining room set, break it up!

If you want sense, you'll have to make it yourself.

Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.

If a cow walked into this room, I'd probably walk out. I could milk it, but my dad never forced me to do a lot of chores like that, mostly because he loved doing it himself.