Foppery is never cured; it is the bad stamina of the mind, which, like those of the body, are never rectified; once a coxcomb always a coxcomb.

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.

Winners win losers make excuses.

You've been away from home too long if you can get lost on the way from the harbor to the palace.

Did I do anything last night that suggested I was sane?

Gender is a social construct, but everyone likes to cuddle.

I love to deal with doctrines and events. The contests of men about men I greatly dislike.

The headlines are critically important. The majority of the public reads little else when deciding whether or not they are interested.

For still in mutual sufferance lies The secret of true living; Love scarce is love that never knows The sweetness of forgiving.

I modeled from the time I was 15 until I was 20.

The nation should be ruled by the Ten Commandments.

Acting is something I've always wanted to get into - you memorize lines when you write your rhymes.