Actions are visible, though motives are secret.

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.

You may have started a war, ” Jean growled. “All for what?”Ammon growled back. “To take back this world! To never live in fear again!

It is pretty simple - mind is a part of life - consciousness is a part of mind - God is a part of consciousness.

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

You can't see both sides of one coin at once, can you, child? The god of money always keeps a secret.The god of money was also the god of spies.

We went to Austria to train and it was so peaceful. And I love coffee and the coffee was great.

In fact, if you look at the root word of phonograph it just means phonetics of graphology, phono-graph, writing with sound, so graphology. You know graffiti, same root word.

To hit 100 miles per hour, that's something. I couldn't believe it when I first saw it, but it's something I can do and think about.

Everyone is free to write and say whatever he likes, without any restrictions.

Death needs time for what it kills to grow in.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.