The arrows are from her dowry.

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 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.

Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.

Being compassionate can be an exciting exercise of embracing life if you let it be.

Monsters were one thing. She was used to monsters, she could deal with monsters. A noise in the darkness, with nothing attached to it, was another.

This is worse than Hollywood, he thought. A girl comes in with a pork chop and I write a song for her.

Politics are a very unsatisfactory game.

We need people who will go, and stay until the end.

I'm consciously aware, specifically with the comic book world, where there's a built-in fanbase. But, there's a little bit of leniency because there are a couple different universes.

It is a matter of the simplest demonstration, that no man can be really appreciated but by his equal or superior.

I've started to show the consistency in majors I had in regular tournaments back in 1998-2000 when I was contending nearly every week.

To be good is to be in harmony with oneself. Discord is to be forced to be in harmony with others.

Language and accents govern so much of how people think about other people.