By those who look close to the ground dirt will be seen. I hope I see things from a greater distance.

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.

Happiness...I see you..You are that wave that comes and goes...always fast...and always leaving a gap behind...

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.

if somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! you're wasting my time.

The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade.

Some may study side by side, and yet be asunder when they come to the logic of things.

Bush and his commanders in the war on terrorism are willing to waste non-terrorists to kill terrorists. Right or wrong, that is not caring about the dignity of every life.

Giving that is not motivated by love is worth nothing.

But what makes wage slaves? Wages!

The shadows of things are greater than themselves; and the more exaggerated the shadow, the more unlike the substance.