Dirt has been shrewdly termed "misplaced material.

She was a lovely blonde, with fine teeth. She had gold and pearls for her dowry; but her gold was on her head, and her pearls were in her mouth.

A house is built of logs and stone, of tiles and posts and piers; a home is built of loving deeds that stand a thousand years.

When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.

The most excellent symbol of the people is the paving stone. One walks on it until it falls on one's head.

The wise man is he who knows when and how to stop

Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin. The inexplicable fact is that the blinder it is, the more tenacious it is. It is never stronger than when it is completely unreasonable.