Everybody knows worse of himself than he knows of other men.

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.

No outside events can disturb your inner peace.

Write at the edges of the day.

Don't let circumstances distress you. Rather, look for the will of God for your life to be revealed in and through those circumstances.

Laurence [Fishburne] is a great example of how to communicate to the audience as you're acting with another actor.

How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security.

Backstabbing occurs when a friend agrees with you when the two of you are alone but later sides with your opponents in a social setting.

I am destined to proclaim the message, unmindful of personal consequences to myself.

I'm kind of a globetrotter. I've been traveling since I was born and living in different locations.

Rejection just motivates me to keep trying and to try to do better.

Wisdom teaches us to do, as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a colour.