All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance.

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.

The past is magnetic. It draws us in.

Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk—essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall.

When I am awake, I sleep, but when I dream I come to life.

I'm lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself and an amazing ability to slip into complete denial if the subject matter gets a little too close to home.

Anything that doesn't lead us to that - to better know and serve God - is a waste of time.

History has an author who fills time and eternity with His purpose.

You don't begin to live, until you've lost everything.

Every element of our own self-reliance must be put to death by the power of God.

I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old.

Harmony of colouring is destructive of art? it is like the smile of a fool.