Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of meat as readily as a large, when both are before him.

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.

Failure is an event, never a person.

You can’t become who you’re supposed to be if you keep looking back on what might have been.” - Alexis

Expectations hinder you from being prepared for the unexpected

I am good at down grading - I have found I can live the same lifestyle in a two-bedroom apartment as in a five-bedroom house.

Candy corn. For Halloween that is my favorite candy, but it doesn't come around that often and I like that.

Religion is among the most powerful causes of enthusiasm.

This Divine truth flows into heaven from the Lord from His Divine love

Cubans joke and satirize everything that life gives them, and I think that's a positive characteristic.

I suppose it is out of laziness that the world is the same day after day. Today it seemed to want to change. And then anything, anything could happen.

How do you know they're growing up? Well, the bite marks are higher.