I believe it will be found that those who marry late are best pleased with their children; and those who marry early, with their partners.

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.

I tell you, you will not see the new beauty and the truth, until you make up your minds to spit.

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves - which is the same thing nowadays.

You ask a lot of questions, don't you?" "My brother always says curiosity is my besetting sin.

Yeah! Bring it on lake!" -Coach Gleeson Hedge

The other thing that happened in 1883 was my reading of Thoreau's Walden.

I will decide who is a Jew!

Stars, everywhere. So many stars that I could not for the life me understand how the sky could contain them all yet be so black.

Exploration is a wonderful way to open our eyes to the world, & to truly see that impossible is just a word.

The happiest memories are of moments that ended when they should have.

The best form of worship is to be happy, to be grateful.