Every man has a lurking wish to appear considerable in his native place.

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.

To enlighten the world, let your light of love and kindness shine as bright as the morning sun.

Language is a virus from outer space

Her anger said, as anger is apt to say, that God was with her— that all heaven, though it were crowded with spirits watching them, must be on her side.

It was then I saw thy mother, and loved her, and took her away in my secret heart.

He mouths a sentence as curs mouth a bone.

An order to fire on people that do not fire on you is a completely illegal order.

I think everyone should treat one another in a Christian manner. I will not, however, be responsible for the consequences.

Love is not something dead, like a stone. When it melts, it encompasses everything.

There is no point drumming up noise about a cause, if you are not willing to take a beating for it.

Having an authentic emotional response is always a positive thing.