In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.

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.

What is necessary is what is needed.

God gives grace for good work.

The friend is the person whom one is in need of and by whom one is needed.

it is interesting to find that people of faith now seek defensively to say that they are no worse than fascists or Nazis or Stalinists

Women are the true modelers of social order.

Why are we ignoring the rest of the world? We need to have a fair and global response to migration.

I think it's important for girls to be confident. Believe in yourself and... everybody's hot.

I've done everything but tap dance across the table.

A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language.