Fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect.

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.

The Sleepin’ Fox Catches No Poultry.

Your destination, your special gift, your personal qualities and your potential are interrelated

A friend in need becomes always a friend in need if you help him once......

I know who I am as a person, as a father, and as a husband.

It's OK to be down in the dumps - just don't stay there too long.

I think that 60 percent of inspiration is organization.

Everyone is saying that I'm retiring, but I want to solemnly declare, that I don't want to retire, I just want to do things a bit less dangerous to my body, less dangerous action.

I'm a lover, not a fighter. No battles for me.

It's a pity to shoot the pianist when the piano is out of tune.

Our life is a gift from God. What we do with that life is our gift to God.