A tavern chair is the throne of human felicity.

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.

Awaken your heart!

It is essential to understand our brains in some detail if we are to assess correctly our place in this vast and complicated universe we see all around us.

What makes you different is what makes you stronger. You are a masterpiece uniquely designed by God. You can have tremendous victories, love, and abundance.

Germany must either be a world power or there will be no Germany

I realized that my identity as a novelist was private. Only I knew how much of a novelist I was!

We who are gathered here may represent a particular delete, not of money and power, but of concern for the earth for the earth's sake.

A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.

Unity, like so many good things, is good only in moderation.

I've certainly had less practice at fatherhood than I have at acting, but in fatherhood, at least my failures are private!

If you had a face like mine, you'd punch me right on the nose, and I'm just the fella to do it.