A man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice.

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.

Don’t take everything for granted, and do not always count on finding everything you need.

Living a life of faith is the only path that fulfills one's positive inner-self.

Citius altius fortius. (Swifter higher stronger.)

As kids do, they're smart, and even if parents try to keep things away from them, conflict and issues and whatnot, kids pick up on what's happening.

In social affairs, I'm an optimist. I really do believe that our military- industrial civilization will soon collapse.

Whoever does not hold his tongue cannot understand his deen.

Like everybody, I have invested in things that have gone bad, because there's never any guarantee of success or profit when it comes to money.

Feminist, whatever the definition, whatever you call yourself - I am, I'm not - none of us want little girls being forced into early marriage before they're 12.

But, Sergeant Osbern, Sir, I like my head.

I'm trying to learn from various corners of the world.