And panting Time toil'd after him in vain.

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.

And I'm dying to know, is it killing you like it's killing me? And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.

That's it, cupcake. You're going down.

Without hardships, how could we find hope?

I'm a tundra with wind endlessly blowing a hollow tunnel through me.

God always gives riches to diligent people who persistently aim for the goal and who continue to be diligent

Yale places great stress on undergraduate and graduate teaching. I like teaching, and I do a lot of it.

We're going to have strong borders. People are going to come into the country, but they're going to come legally. We're going to keep our jobs and not let them go to Mexico.

How can you go out on a limb if you do not know your own tree? No art ever came out of not risking your neck. And risk--experiment--is a considerable part of the joy of doing.

There is no doubt that running away on a fresh, blue morning can be exhilarating.

I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I will do it again.