A sound mind in a sound body is a thing to be prayed for.

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.

We are not built for mediocrity, but we build it into our lives nonetheless.

Some people never go crazy, what truly horrible lives they must live.

The new electronic interdependence recreates the world in the image of a global village.

When I'm not acting, I'm at the beach. I like to spend a lot of time in the water, surfing.

Providence seems to call me to the regions beyond

When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next.

Pigs eat more tuna than all the planet's sharks combined.

The examined life is the only life worth living.

Florence Farr once said to me, If we could say to ourselves, with sincerity, 'this passing moment is as good as any I shall ever know,' we could die upon the instant and be united with God.