She who resists as though she would not win, By her own treason falls an easy prey.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

REGARDING THE MARCHING BAND: How much more interesting it would be to see a creeping band.

We all spend our lives living beside the people we could have been.

Love is always a surprise and you never get it right.

I like to make jokes I consider myself a funny person. I just think making jokes about people who are in a situation beyond their control is not funny to them or their families.

Food ... is the topmost taper on the golden candelabrum of existence.

I would not speak of Judaism as a Talmudic or Rabbinic religion. It's a Biblical religion.

What pays under capitalism is satisfying the common man, the customer. The more people you satisfy, the better for you.

It has never occurred to me to wish for empire or royalty, nor for the eminence of those high and commanding fortunes. My aim lies not in that direction; I love myself too well.

I wanna piss on his head, I want his family dead.

Poverty is the test of civility and the touchstone of friendship.