By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

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.

Prayers have no boundaries. They can leap miles and continents and be translated instantly into any language.

There is no fault, only responsibility.

It is not right to exult over slain men.

I try not to dwell too much on a bad marriage.

You don't need to try to be God, you are! But if you try to be God it means you don't know you are.

All them 5s need to listen when the 10 is talking

Suffering predisposes the mind to devoutness; and most young girls, prompted by instinctive tenderness, lean towards mysticism, the obscurer side of religion.

If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward.

Im the glue that holds everything together.

I was never a fan of Barack Obama's bipartisanship routine.