Good breeding consists in having no particular mark of any profession, but a general elegance of manners.

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.

Every man should stand under the blue and stars, under the infinite flag of nature, the peer of every other man.

After a disaster strikes, it can be very devastating and very challenging. You're going to need a lot of strength and energy, and the American Red Cross suggests you go for the high protein items.

If I was going to go out tonight, I was going to go out fighting. Or screaming in agony. Either way.

Death is simply a change in perception. It is not an end to perception as a finite being.

Though your threshing floor grind a hundred thousand bushels of corn, not for that reason will your stomach hold more than mine.

To love is to burn, to be on fire.

There's nothing like being in the moment, even when that moment isn't captured or shared.

Lasting and strong relations cannot be built on short-lived interests. A credible partnership is inconceivable without shared values and commitment to the same ideas.

Very unfairly, there's a negative image of the kid, which really stems from the greed and selfishness of the NBA and NCAA. They're forcing these kids to go to school.

Most bands people have side projects and it's not considered a death threat as it was say, with The Beatles.