A little knowledge is a dangerous thing - it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

FIB, n. A lie that has not cut its teeth. An habitual liar's nearest approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric orbit.

Two creative spirits in a relationship, I don't think that's the best way to go.

Even I, when I was a student in London, often wore Western clothes, and yet I'm the most Indian Indian I know.

Yeah. I do get incredibly anxious. Almost borderline panic attacks.

God can rid your heart of greed, but it's your responsibility to remove yourself from situations that promote greediness.

Think back over your day and consider when God spoke. How did you sense it, or why did you fail to sense it at the time? It is often between the lines and in the empty places where we hear God.

Force is the only language the imperialists can hear, and no country became free without some sort of violence.

If I didn't have kids, I would be at the theater or the ballet every single night of my life.

Fast bowling is not an easy job. Especially if you are also a batsman as well as being a fast bowler, a fast bowler has to work harder than any other cricketer on his fitness.

I teach my sighs to lengthen into songs.