Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much; Who, born for the Universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.

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.

When we have clarity on our destination and are grounded in our current reality, we are equipped to make the best decisions possible.

Nothing stings quite like an unanswered text message.

Addiction is pretty simple. It's what happens when peolme don't get what they need, and end up soothing themselves.

What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease.

The university is our culture's assertion that what is made by the mind has value and can convey values.

The . . . increase in the power of officials is a constant source of irritation to everybody else.

Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except, possibly two.

By the end of this century, climate change will reduce the human population to a few breeding pairs surviving near the Arctic.

Beauty, like male ballet dancers, makes some men afraid.

Well my own impression of my musical pieces is that no matter how long I've been at it, there's not much improvement. So that's kind of regrettable.