His scorn of the great is repeated too often to be real; no man thinks much of that which he despises.

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.

Something is significantly wrong with the creature that sacrifices its children's lives in order to settle its differences.

Roses are red Violets are blueI don't go on this accountSo go away SHOO!

By instructing students how to learn, unlearn and relearn, a powerful new dimension can be added to education.

World peace is the most essential outer realization of our time.

It is more important to be pretty as a woman than to be fashionable.

Every gulp of air that goes out in a cause other than the cause of Allah will turn to sorrow and regret on the Day of Judgement.

Beauty is not extravagance; beauty is life.

In life in general, you're never bulletproof, about the time you start thinking that, I always tell people, the karma train will come run you over.

I'm too old to be governed by fear of dumb people.

It's depressing sitting at a comedy club all night, waiting to get on to do your five or ten minutes of material.