A man is not obliged honestly to answer a question which should not properly be put.

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.

We are always - always- in choice.

I live quietly at home among my family and friends.

Poor reading, like poor writing, is imposing what you already know on texts. You should go into reading to discover, not to reaffirm what you know.

A little old lady sitting at the front of the bus can do nothing to change civil rights.

In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]

It wasn't so much of a controlled effort to end up as part of the Goth scene.

Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.

I'm changing my flow up so much on every song that you're not going to be able to compare me to nobody but me.

I love playing characters, so I'm always telling my agents, 'Don't worry if the character description is something you think I'm not. Let me try to be that person.

Dandyism is a species of genius.