I also admit, that there are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits which are not good till they are rotten.

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.

Morning came in through the blinds cutting everything into ribbons.

Just a perfect day, problems all left alone.

No one told me you can love someone and still be miserable. How is that possible?

All the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer.

If jobs are important, education is important.

Belief?" "Yes," Sazed said. "Tell me, Mistress. What is it that you believe?" Vin frowned. "What kind of question is that?" "The most important kind, I think.

One eare it heard, at the other out it went.

I am and always will be a Muslim. My religion is Islam.

A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport.

The attitude in terms of how players work both on and off the field has a massive impact on us as coaches but also the performance and how the team does as well.