Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest elevation by way of a joke.

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.

Life is exactly what you make it

The highest law in nature is love yourself, and seek your own interests before anything else

The best opportunities to be nice to others come in the face of adversity. Kindness wins. Reciprocity rules. NetworkEtiquette.net

John was closest of all to Paul; their relationship was very complex.

I have a Twitter and have followers from all over the world. It's pretty overwhelming.

The ACLU's various policies regarding religious freedom in public schools are a revealing collection of anti-religious bias.

The digital revolution is almost as disruptive to the traditional media business as electricity was to the candle business.

For a whole historic period after World War II, US capitalism was the strongest in the world and could afford to concede rising living standards.

You don't know how much artists go through to make it look so easy. It's all in the practice.

I'm a person with a lot of affection for adventure - I scuba dive, skydive, fly helicopters.