Skill and confidence are an uncon-quered army.

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

Pain is inevitable as it is pareof life as pleasure is.It all depends on how you tackle it either with determination or with frustration

Life is about trusting your feelings and taking chances, losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories, learning from the past, and realizing people change.

Examine your self-talk.Never speak to yourselfmore harshly than you wouldto a small child.

Writing with a biro is the emotional equivalent of giving your loved one a plastic rose on Valentine’s Day.

You've just got to focus on excellence and try not to be distracted by the news and the rumors and the absurdities of the stories that were coming out.

How clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.

Great men never make bad use of their superiority. They see it and feel it and are not less modest. The more they have, the more they know their own deficiencies.

Who is happy? This is a person, who has a healthy body, is dowered with peace of mind and cultivates his talents.

Ancient wisdom offers . . . a simple yet profound formula to guide everyone who leads, anyone who aspires to leadership: 'Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly.'