There is nothing which power cannot believe of itself, when it is praised as equal to the gods.

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.

Those footprints in the snow led me to this wildfire.

But what are facts, really, except things we’ve already proven? There could be lots of almost-facts out there, still waiting for proof.

The truth is that love smashes into your life like an ice floe, and even if your heart is built like the Titanic you go down.

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness.

Things have happened, having to do with many things including political correctness, where people are so worried about being politically correct that they are unable to function.

He who dallies is a dastard, He who doubts is damned.

The first inventions of commerce are, like those of all other arts, cunning and short-sighted.

I've always gone for a kind of perfection.

Our single greatest defense against scientific ignorance is education, and early in the life of every scientist, the child's first interest was sparked by a teacher.

Boats and ships are female because they are beautiful, lovable, expensive and unpredictable.