I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.

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.

If God forgave you, then forget your past and renounce it

Find the alignment between your gifts, skills, experiences and people’s needs. Therein is your secret to tap into the unknown

I believe that things we cry over because they are lost, can never be compared to things we will receive because of our loses. God is a great restorer!

Persevere with a positive attitude - Michael Jordan

Golf is hugely important, as it keeps me going.

Climate change disasters will displace more and more. Those who are most exposed are the poorest.

I can't even begin to tell you how many casting couches I was attacked on. Not just by casting people, but by stars.

When everyone is trying to be something, be nothing. Range with emptiness.

It's hard not to be sexy in a pair of high heels.