Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause awhile from letters, to be wise.

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.

Until you take time to discover yourself, you never know what you can achieve or how far you can go

My madness is instigating me to join the club of billionaires.

In my adult life, I had spent a lot of time angry at God, mostly over the sudden deaths in my family - my brother at 30, my daughter at 5.

I once read about a guy who lost his arms in a fire. The nurse took pity on him and gave him a hand job. I don't even get that.

I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable.

Music is good, not evil. Poetry is good, not evil. Primitive, but oh, so true!

If we train our conscience, it kisses us while it hurts

God forgive me everything!' she said, feeling the impossibility of struggling.

I feel really different from other musicians.

Love is the answer to a question that I have forgotten