He who writes much will not easily escape a manner, such a recurrence of particular modes as may be easily noted.

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.

Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

The feelings is both the biggest poison and the greatest remedy. The wisdom and good sense define the best use.

... good advice was sometimes easier to give than receive.

The time is a critical one, for it marks the beginning of the second half of life, when a metanoia, a mental transformation, not infrequently occurs.(on being 36 yrs old)

I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.

I think most organizations have an interest in key recovery, at least with respect to stored data.

...when men ignite in their hearts a religious fury, they inflict at the same time a blindness on their eyes.

Goals achieved with little effort are seldom worthwhile or lasting.

I can't believe there will ever be a time when the book is truly obsolete. It is the perfect technology and feeds the soul.

There's no such thing as luck. These are blessings. God endows them upon you. He makes you a blessing to become a blessing.