Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.

As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry. [Lat., Uxorem accepi, dote imperium vendidi.]

You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.

Where there are friends there is wealth.

Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate.

Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.

I think Heaven will be like a first kiss.

Your universe is not out there. You create it every moment and every day with your thoughts, ideas, perceptions, and imaginations.

When the power of love overtakes all other power then we will find the true peace on earth.

I fear liars, and I fear tricksters, and worst I fear the bitter truth. And so I rule my country well. Because only fear rules men. Nothing else works. Nothing else lasts long enough.

There's no question how strong you are." Gabe rested his fingers on her shoulders and pressed into the tight muscles. She didn't push him away. "But being strong doesn't mean you have to be alone.

I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections, and the truth of imagination.

Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.

The inauspiciousness of the owl is nothing but the inauspiciousness of the man who thinks that owl is inauspicious!

People have to decide on priorities if they want to get anywhere. The best lessons I learned was to just do it.

Like a therapist hairdressers are in a position of trust. We are transforming not just how a person looks but how they feel.