Club: An assembly of good fellows, meeting under certain conditions.

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.

Knowing trees, I came to realize, understand and appreciate the act of patience.

A great sage is like a tree, he lives just to help others, just to make this world beautiful.

Integrity is an eternal virtue we should focus our mind on and not miracles

A Christian message or moral cannot redeem a text marred by shoddy workmanship.

The love of truth lies at the root of much humour.

Intolerance is evidence of impotence.

Journalists say my music is "blue wave," or "dreamy," or "jangly-slacker jewel," and none of it really makes sense to me.

Building a World Class Company is a commitment to the integration of passion, purpose, and practice.

While wine may be only a drink, it is also one of the most complex sensory pleasures we enjoy. It is as cerebral as it is sensual, and it requires a lifetime to appreciate it.

If you're out, and starving, and need a bite to eat, then you need fast food.