The thirst after fame is greater than that after virtue; for who embraces virtue if you take away its rewards?

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.

Faithfulness: where faith is full of necessary trusts!

I'm not sure what I was good at as a kid. I was good at playing with Legos.

In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.

For me, when I'm coming up to a place where I have to make somebody up, it's almost like driving and taking your hands off the wheel.

In social media marketing, average is no longer adequate.

She was like John Rambo meets Polly Pocket; Dakota Fanning crossed with Death Wish 4.

Whatever you do, don't let your system run you.

I definitely want to record an album, direct a film and start my own religion.

Teach the heart not to give way to proud emotions and arrogant thinking; bring the mind to heart-soothing solutions that make it possible to control oneself gently and wisely.

God's will! my liege, would you and I alone, Without more help, could fight this royal battle!