Some men make money not for the sake of living, but ache In the blindness of greed and live just for their fortune's sake.

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.

Lord Emsworth belonged to the people-like-to-be-left-alone-to-amuse-themselves-when-they-come-to-a-place school of hosts

I'm scared to die, " I whispered as Michael walked in."He was scared to live, " he said kissing my forehead.

I have one talent, and that is the capacity to be tremendously surprised, surprised at life, at ideas. This is to me the supreme Hasidic imperative: Don't be old. Don't be stale.

I think Donald Trump can take major steps towards reassuring the American people that there can't even be appearance of impropriety for pay-to-play schemes under his administration.

Songs need to have a secret, cryptic, thematic thing about them, otherwise they are just messy and all over the place.

The idea that we need to “pay our dues” is a lie told to us by people who wanted our efforts and labor on the cheap.

I love a tree more than a man.

making order out of disorder any time, anywhere, can be regarded as a sacrament.

If you only ever heard Lady Gaga, she's the most boring singer in the world.

One response to feeling abandoned is to abandon yourself.