Few moments are more pleasing than those in which the mind is concerting measures for a new undertaking.

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.

Wisdom comes from education and experience—not from age.

Procrastination threatens critics’ livelihood.

I've always been inspired by beautiful interiors.

Style is to see beauty in modesty.

Our heart oft times wakes when we sleep, and God can speak to that, either by words, by proverbs, by signs and similitudes, as well as if one was awake.

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing.

Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists.

We travel as seekers after answers we cannot find at home, and soon find that a change of climate is easier than a change of heart.

I love doing the show more than anything. It's truly the most satisfying thing creatively that I've ever had in my life.