The love of pelf increases with the pelf. [Lat., Crescit amor nummi quantum ipsa pecunia crescit.]

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.

If you think you are easily irritated by people, guess what? You irritate other people easily too!

Home was more about people than a place.

On the worst day of writing, the work is instructive. On the best day, the act is transcendent.

The camera adds a certain sheen to things. Something about being frozen in time really makes things sparkle.

Catering is extremely demanding financially and physically. It's a business.

An idea that no one believes can not be proved too often.

God gave us our agency. He taught us a way. He showed us what to do. But he gave us our agency and left us free to act as we choose to do.

The early ELP albums were pioneering in a way.

The Lake of Dreams grew gradually, over many years, elements and ideas accruing until they gained enough critical mass to become a novel.

Power remains strong when it remains in the dark; exposed to the sunlight it begins to evaporate.