A translator is to be like his author; it is not his business to excel him.

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.

It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.

Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.

You can build a throne with bayonets, but it's difficult to sit on it.

I bathe in basslines, rinse in riffs, dry in drums

Nobody cares about Michael Cole!

Donald Trump is the head of a global power.

A bigot is a person who makes an idol of his commitments.

In the immortal words of Roberto Duran, we are saying, 'No mas!' We will educate students and then promote them, not the reverse

Some people think technology has the answers.

Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax.